Description:Plants usually extremely densely tufted, forming turf or cushions
Habitat:Dry and open grassy places, wet alpine meadows, turf in wet habitats, rocky slopes, on sand and gravel beside rivers; 3100-5600 m.
| Form of cushion | TC | Tufted cushion, densely caespitose |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0_1 | Intermediate |