| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perezia carthamoides Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 34 (1835) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3600m |
| Description | glandular, leaves mainly basal, lanceolate, 4-20cm long, deeply spiny dentate or laciniate, capitula 1-4, campanulate, to 35mm long, ligules 5-14mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Clarionea carthamoides D.Don Clarionea carthamoides var. crispa (Meyen) Phil. Clarionea multicapitata J.Rémy Clarionea spectabilis Phil. Perezia diversifolia Meyen Perezia diversifolia var. crispa Meyen Perezia multicapitata Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |