Description:Pulvinate semi-woody dwarf shrubs (cushion form) (Mangen); small, rosular, up to 7cm high, sometimes growing in small cushions with a stout, woody, erect, often branched stem-like base (van Royen)
Habitat:sandy banks of streams in subalpine grasslands, in open places between tussocks or on rocky outcrops
| Form of cushion | TC | Tufted cushion, densely caespitose |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 2 | High variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 2 | Long peduncle |