| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cruckshanksia verticillata Phil. |
| Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 85: 737 (1894) |
| Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 100-1000m |
| Description | leaves verticillate, ternate, pinnate, flowers in heads, sepals 6mm, cordate, mucronate, flowers 13mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cruckshanksia capitata var. paradoxa (Phil.) Reiche Cruckshanksia paradoxa Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |