| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cruckshanksia hymenodon Hook. & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 361 (1833) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-3500m |
| Description | leaves whitish green, lanceolate, acute, 2-4cm long, sepals 2-5, cordate, orbiculate, 10-17mm wide, flowers 25mm long and 10-12mm across, in compact raceme |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | orange 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 when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cruckshanksia bustillosii Phil. Cruckshanksia hymenodon var. bustillosii (Phil.) Ricardi Rotheria laceolata Meyen |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |