Description:terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador's paramos (UICN); a new cushion forming Juncaceae from the high Andes of Ecuador (Baslev 1986)
Habitat:wet, swampy areas at 3000-4500m
Form of cushion | TC_M | Intermediate beetweenT C & M types |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | R | Rhizomes |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |