Description:A perennial glabrous herb varying considerably in habit according to the habitat conditions; much branched, sometimes the branches very short and compact forming a close cushion, sometimes the flowering branches slender, more or less prostrate, and elonga
Habitat:2100–4250 m.
| Form of cushion | C_CL | Intermediate beetween C & CL types |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 2 | High variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |