Description:Herbs, (1.5-)2-6 cm tall, acaulescent, from a multiheaded caudex, tuft- or cushion-forming, with dense silvery white trichomes. Caudex branches with persistent petioles
Habitat:Base and top of hills, grasslands, gravelly alpine slopes; 2500-4600 m.
| Form of cushion | TC | Tufted cushion, densely caespitose |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |