Description: Herbs perennial, forming dense cushions from many leaf rosettes superimposed into columns.
Habitat: Steppes, gravelly slopes, dry sandy soils, shaded cliffs; 1500--4500 m.
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |