Mulinum echinusDC.
Family:Apiaceae
Description:dense spiny subshrub forming glaucous, compact domed hummocks 5-15cm high and up to 25-30cm wide
Habitat:in steppe, often at the interface between the Patagonian and Andean zones, at 2000-2500m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |
| AGS |
| AGW |
| AGS-CB |
| AGS-NE |
| AGS-RN |
| AGS-SC |
| AGW-ME |
| AGW-SJ |
