Description:convex mat (Correa), solitary or forming large compact cushions up to several meters in diameter (Swenson)
Habitat:moist, open habitats, such as Magellanic moorland at 0-1000m
| Form of cushion | F | Low cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 2 | High variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |