Description:compact, multiple branched and heavily thorny cushions
Habitat:areas with a lot of rain, up to 1000 mm per year, and even with snow sometimes
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | NA | NA |
| Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 1 | Yes |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |