Colobanthus subulatus(d'Urv.) Hook.f.

Family:Caryophyllaceae

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

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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
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