Krascheninnikovia compacta (Losinsk.) Grubov

Family: Amaranthaceae

Description: Plants small, cushion-shaped, 10-25 cm tall, densely branched; older branches stout, with persistent black-brown petioles (eflora of China); subshrub with basal branches woody (tropicos)

Habitat: lopes, gravelly flats, high cold desert communities; 3500-5000 m.

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Form of cushion F Low cushion
Compactness 0 Hollow, with canopy gaps
Variability 0 No variability
Root system NA NA
Woodiness 2 Woody dwarf shrub
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil

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