Description:dense, compact, cushion-like perennial with a non-woody base
Habitat:grassland/woodland species, predominantly in subalpine to alpine areas (Walsh & Entwhisle 1996)
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | NA | NA |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |