| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chuquiraga spinosa D.Don trib. Barnadesieae |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 3300-5100m |
| Description | yellow-spinose, leaves narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 5-20mm, mucronate, revolute, adaxially glabrous, white or brown sericeous abaxially, involucre campanulate, red-brown |
| Size | 50-150cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru ) Southern South America |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
spinosa australis C.Ezcurra, Darwiniana 26: 245 (1985)
spinosa huamanpinta C.Ezcurra, ibid.
spinosa rotundifolia (Wedd.) C.Ezcurra, ibid.
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