| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hoffmannseggia minor (Phil.) Ulibarri trib. Caesalpinieae |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 22: 146 (1979) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-4000m |
| Description | shortly pubescent, leaves 3-7cm, leaflets 2-3-pairs, 2-4mm, ovate, imbricate, flowers 10-13mm, pod maroon-red, subfalcate, 2-4cm long |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| 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 | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hoffmannseggia doellii var. minor Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |