Description: leaves spreading to form a close mat rather than a stiff cushion (Allan); but a low cushion when young, 2-5cm highn (AGS)
Habitat: Coastal to alpine (up to 1900 m a.s.l.). Mostly alpine descending to sea level only in the southern South and Stewart Islands, favouring permanently damp mineral soils within the ecotone of grassland and bog or shrubland and bog
Form of cushion | TC_M | Intermediate beetweenT C & M types |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | R | Rhizomes |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |