Description:Shrublets, 10-16 cm tall, from a thickened multiheaded caudex, forming a hemispherical cushion. Branches thick and tough
Habitat:S-facing gravelly slopes in valleys; 2000-4300 m.
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |