Description:Low cushion-forming, 4-10cm high by 15-30cm across in time. Leaves yellow-green, 4-6mm long, linear, prickle-tipped; Plants perennial, densely cespitose and mat-forming; caudex branched, woody
Habitat:Dry, stony hillsides, summits, and sandstone mesas 700-3100m
| Form of cushion | F | Low cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |