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 |