| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaetanthera argentea Phil. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 41: 739 (1872) |
| Native Range | c. & sc. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems simple, basal leaves crowded, silvery sericeous, narrowly linear, at apex spinose-dentate, stem leaves few, capitula solitary, involucre green |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaetanthera chilensis var. argentea (Phil.) Cabrera Chaetanthera nana Phil. Chaetanthera serrata var. argentea Reiche Chaetanthera serrata var. nana Reiche Chaetanthera sublignosa Kuntze Chaetanthera volkmanni Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |