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 |