Colobanthus buchananii Kirk
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Description: Usually compactly small cushion-forming with stems to 3cm in length. Leaves 5-10mm long, crowded, spreading, sharp-tipped.
Habitat: in rocky and gravelly places from 500-1800m altitude
| 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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