Description:cushions or mats up to a metre or more across, sometimes infiltrated by other elements of the high alpine flora, sometimes solitary, as when colonising rocky banks or terrace edges
Habitat:at 4400-4600m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 2 | High variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | NA | NA |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |