Arenaria polytrichoides Edgew.

Family: Caryophyllaceae

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

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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 1 Woody at base
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil
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