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 |