Description:Herbs, 2-5 cm tall, acaulescent, arising from a multiheaded caudex, cushionlike or matlike, densely sericeous with long trichomes
Habitat:Alpine deserts; 2400-4400 m.
| Form of cushion | F | Low 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 | NA | NA |