Description:forming rounded, slightly downy cushions 2.5-6cm high and 6cm or so wide, the woody stems covered in old dry basal sheaths
Habitat:in exposed Patagonian steppe at 0-1000m
| Form of cushion | F | Low cushion | 
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) | 
| Variability | 0 | No variability | 
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root | 
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub | 
| Thorniness | 0 | No | 
| Succulence | 0 | No | 
| Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |