Erected evergreen stems up to 1 m in height, leathery, rarely branching, dark green

Fertile and sterile stems alike

Can be confused with E. x moorei (see References)

Stem development and fructification all along the year

Wet woods, damp shaded slopes, up to an altitude of 1500 m

Not common in Vercors : les Ecouges, les Plâtres (above Villard de Lans)