Description: alpine cushion-forming plants of New Zealand
Habitat: alpine cushion herbfield, fellfield and tussock; on exposed ridges, rock outcrops, bluffs, slopes, ledges and spurs, in crevices, on rocky and stony sites or on scree, (600–)1200–1980(–2260)m elevation
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | NA | NA |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |