Description:Dense cespitose stemless perennial herb forming mats about 5 cm across (Mc Bride); Densely cushion-forming perennial similar to G. sericeum, but even tighter and more compressed, with smaller leaves only 5 by 8mm, on petioles to 1cm (AGS)
Habitat:Cordilleras of Carabaya and Ayopaya in arid places at 4000m
Form of cushion | C_M | Intermediate beetween C & M types |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | NA | NA |