Description: Compact caespitose, cushion-like plants, 5-8 cm high, with thick, knotted, branched, woody stocks, covered with remains of old leaves
Habitat: Common in the western areas of Pakistan from 1520-1830 m. During the flowering season the dense hummocks are covered with a mass of flowers. The plant grows compactly in the Kurram Agency, but at higher altitudes it forms laxer cushions (Aitchison, op. ci
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | NA | NA |