| Family | LOASACEAE |
| Genus species | Loasa paradoxa Urb. & Gilg |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 76: 156 (1900) |
| Native Range | c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-3500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, in outline lanceolate, pinnatisect, lower segments petiolate and pinnatilobate, flowers 1-2, erect, 18-22mm across |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |