Description:small herbs growing in mats up to 8cm high, stem short arising from a much branched caudex (Cramer); globose pulvinate herbaceous chamaephytes (Mangen); small herbs growing in mats
Habitat:limestone cliffs & alpine grasslands
| Form of cushion | C_M | Intermediate beetween C & M types |
| Compactness | NA | NA |
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |