Description:Herbs perennial. Principal roots robust, woody. Stems densely clustered, 2.5--11 cm, forming hemispheric cushions 1--1.5 cm in diam
Habitat:Alpine meadows, shifting screes; 3500--5300
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |