| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perezia pygmaea Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 40 (1855) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3900-5100m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate-spathulate, entire, sparsely setose-ciliate, otherwise glabrous, capitula solitary, phyllaries ovate, sparsely setose-ciliate |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |