Description:affinities with P. macropetalum and P. molle but the leaves lack callosities and are not constricted. The plant is also very condensed with main stems to 1.5cm long.; Cushions softly scaly- mossy, hemispherical, 9-25cm across by about half as high in the
Habitat:at 4000-5200m
| Form of cushion | F | Low 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 |