Arenaria pulvinata Edgew.

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Description: Herbs perennial. Roots conic, slender. Stems in small, compact, subglobose clusters, pulvinate, branched at base, 4--5 cm, with crowded, withered, persistent leaves at base.

Habitat: Alpine meadows, gravels; 4200--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 P Single pivotal root
Woodiness 0 Herbaceaous
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil

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