Description:small herbs in small tufts or cushions up to 8cm high (Cramer 1983)
Habitat:alpine grasslands, open rocky slopes, in crevices, under rocks, in fine gravel between boulders, sometimes in open bogs
Form of cushion | TC | Tufted cushion, densely caespitose |
Compactness | NA | NA |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |