Description:Cushion-forming from a woody rootstock. Leaves needle-like (AGS); Plants densely or loosely matted, green, not glaucous, somewhat woody at base
Habitat:rocky and sandy places; sagebrush steppe in the Pryor Mountain region; plains and exposed slopes and ridges; 1200-2900 m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |