Description: Dense hemispherical cushion shrublet 10-50cm tall, with stout, branched spines at branch tips
Habitat: often a dominant of dry alpine steppe sand and stone fields at 1500-4000m
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |