| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Mutisia lanigera Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 16 (1855) |
| Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | branchlets alate, glabrous, leaves narrow, at base truncate, subdecurrent, sinuate, spiny dentate, glabrous, capitula solitary, involucre cylindrical, 7-serriate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |