Description:Very compact cespitose, pulvinate herb, woody at base (Davis); Firm hummock-forming, up to 10cm or more in diameter (AGS)
Habitat:chalk slopes and steppe at 1100-1400m.
| Form of cushion | F | Low cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0_1 | Intermediate |