| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia riojana Burkart |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 10: 533 (1954) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-3800m |
| Description | branchlets thick, leaves pinnate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, obovate, crowded, sparsely sericeous-hirsute, flowers in terminal umbels of 4-6, ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adesmia minor var. riojana (Burkart) Ulibarri & Burkart |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |