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 |