Description: dwarf caespitose alpine perennial herb, halophyte, alpine cushion herb; Caespitose, perennial herbs (Dhooge)
Habitat: wet formations (bofedal), peat bogs (vegas) and riparian areas of the arid grasslands and steppes of the high Andean deserts, from 3270 to 4800 m of altitude
Form of cushion | TC | Tufted cushion, densely caespitose |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |