| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia aegiceras Phil. trib. Adesmieae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 684 (1858) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1500-4000m |
| Description | spines light green, cactaceous, leaves 10-25mm long, leaflets 3-6pairs, obovate, truncate, flowers 8-10mm long, dark veined |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adesmia glanduligera I.M.Johnst. Adesmia remyana Phil. Adesmia subumbellata Phil. Adesmia trijuga var. remyana (Phil.) Burkart Patagonium aegiceras (Phil.) Kuntze Patagonium subumbellatum (Phil.) Reiche Patagonium trijugum var. remyanum (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |