Description:Herbs perennial. Stems caespitose, pulvinate, 4--11 cm, with crowded, withered, persistent leaves at woody base. Leaf blade subulate, 6--8 × ca. 1 mm, base broadened, clasping, apex acute.
Habitat:Alpine meadows, gravelly areas; 3500-4800 m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | NA | NA |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |