Description:Forms compact cushions up to 25cm wide by 12cm high. Leaves 3-5 X 0.5-lmm, thick and leathery
Habitat:in the better drained and drier habitats in crevices, screes, heathland and feldmark, at sea level in the south of its range, to 3700m in the central Andes
| 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 | NA | NA |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |