Description: Densely twiggy, low mound-forming to hemispherical shrub with firm wiry stems ending in spines
Habitat: on rocky slopes up to 1000m, often dominating the garigue and phrygana vegetation
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 | 1 | Yes |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |