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 |