| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calycera herbacea Cav. |
| Bibliography | Icon. 4: 34 (1797) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to spathulate, dentate, long petiolate, 5-10cm, stem solid with several small leaves, floral heads solitary, terminal, 2-4cm wide, achenes spinescent |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calycera cavanillesii Rich. Calycera herbacea var. viridiflora (Phil.) Pontiroli Calycera nudicaulis Phil. ex Miers Calycera squarrosa Miers Calycera viridiflora (Phil.) Miers Calycera viridiflora f. squarrosa (Miers) Hicken Gymnocaulis viridiflorus Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |