Description: Spiny cushion-forming shrublet, 10-16cm tall, related to and to be compared with A. aegiceras
Habitat: in alpine scrub and cushion steppe at 2200-3000m
Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F types |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | NA | NA |