A hard green cushion, one of the highest-growing flowering plants, recorded up to 6,000 m.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Cushion and scree
- Habitats: Scree, stony ground
- Regions: Ü Tsang, Kham, Amdo
Habitat and distribution
Exposed stony ground and rock crevices at (3,600–)4,300–6,000 m (Flora of China), from Amdo and Kham to the Changtang and the western Himalaya.
Recorded in Ü-Tsang, Kham, Amdo.
Ecological and cultural significance
The dominant pioneer cushion of the Himalayan subnival zone; old cushions are colonised by other small plants (Doležal et al. 2018).
Threats
Researchers expect warming to let grassland species invade and gradually replace subnival cushion plants such as this one (Doležal et al. 2018).
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).