Description:Loose cushions to 15cm high and wide of usually long-stalked rosettes
Habitat:at 100-2500m on the steppes and at the limit of vegetation in the mountains, especially along the margins of streams and lakes
| Form of cushion | CL_F | Intermediate beetween F & CL types |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | NA | NA |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | NA | NA |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |