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 |