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
| 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 |