Description:Tufted perennial (Allan; Curtis & Morris); small tufted herb (van Royen); small cushions sometimes enlarging to form rings (Gipson & Hope 1986)
Habitat:bogs
| Form of cushion | TC_M | Intermediate beetweenT C & M types | 
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate | 
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate | 
| Root system | NA | NA | 
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous | 
| Thorniness | 0 | No | 
| Succulence | 0 | No | 
| Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |