Description:Hard cushion-forming with a woody framework, in the wild ultimately forming massive multi-domed specimens several metres across
Habitat:in high altiplano moorland at 3000-4600m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |