English: Lyallia cushion.
French: Coussin de lyallia
Region: South Island of New Zealand,subantarctic Kerguelen Islands.
Habitat: alpine areas, moraines, fell fields, from sea shore to about 300.
BotanyHerb; perennial; forms round cushions, usually ± 30 cm across, occasionally up to 1 m in diameter.
TaxonomyLyallia is sometimes placed in the Hectorellaceae or the
Portulacaceae. Close to
Hectorella caespitosa