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 |