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 |