| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chuquiraga aurea Skottsb. trib. Barnadesieae |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves crowded, apically with spine, revolute, sericeous, very narrowly linear, 1-3cm long, capitula solitary, long campanulate, terminal, involucre spinose |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | golden orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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