Arenaria oreophilaHook.f.

Family:Caryophyllaceae

Description:Herbs perennial. Stems densely pulvinate, 4--9 cm, densely glandular hairy. Basal leaf blade linear, 1--2 cm × ca. 1.5 mm, midvein raised, base broadened, membranous, margin white, hard, apex acute.

Habitat:Alpine meadows, shifting screes; 3500--5000 m

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Form of cushion C Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion
Compactness 1 Compact, hard (peat-accumulating)
Variability 0 No variability
Root system NA NA
Woodiness 0 Herbaceaous
Thorniness 1 Yes
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 1 Short peduncle
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