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 |