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 |