Description:Cushion-forming herb
Habitat:at altitudes as low as 3600 m above sea level, but is much more common at 4000-4600 m, dense and very hard cushions, up to several meters in diameter, which in boggy depressions often provide the only secure foothold for the wanderer
| 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 |