Mulinum echinus DC.

Family: Apiaceae

Description: dense spiny subshrub forming glaucous, compact domed hummocks 5-15cm high and up to 25-30cm wide

Habitat: in steppe, often at the interface between the Patagonian and Andean zones, at 2000-2500m

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Form of cushion C Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion
Compactness 1 Compact, hard (peat-accumulating)
Variability 0 No variability
Root system P Single pivotal root
Woodiness 2 Woody dwarf shrub
Thorniness 1 Yes
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 1 Short peduncle
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