Pycnophyllum bryoides (Phil.) Rohrbach
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Description: moss-like, in the wild to 15cm tall by 30cm across (AGS); perennial herbs forming compact cushions little convex
Habitat: n slopes of volcanic sand at 4100-4500m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) 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 |
| AGW |
| BOL |
| CLN |
| PER |
| AGW-CA |
| AGW-JU |
| AGW-SA |
| BOL-OO |
| CLN-AN |
| CLN-AT |
| CLN-TA |
