Description:Herbs, 2-7 cm tall, acaulescent, from a multiheaded caudex, cushionlike, with long trichomes
Habitat:Alpine gravelly areas, floodplains, hillsides, grasslands, gravelly terraces, Carex moorcroftii-Stipa grasslands, stony slopes, at 3500-5200 m.
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0_1 | Intermediate |