Description:Herbs perennial. Roots slender, woody. Stems pulvinate, 3--6 cm, with crowded, withered, persistent leaves at base and distally. Leaf blade subulate, 5--7 cm, 3-veined, base broadened, membranous, apex acute. Flower solitary, terminal, sessile
Habitat:Alpine meadows; ca. 4300 m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |