Description:Plants perennial, forming mats or low cushions, with elongate rhizomes
Habitat:Mountain rills and screes; 2500-4000 m (USA); Montane wet places, mossy frozen areas (Russia)
Form of cushion | F_M | Intermediate beetween F & M types |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | R | Rhizomes |
Woodiness | NA | NA |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |