| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leucheria purpurea (Vahl) Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 43 (1836) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | leaves 3-15cm, narrowly obovate, long petiolate, pinnatisect, segments acute, irregular, subglabrous, capitula solitary, hemispherical, ligules to 6mm long |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bertolonia purpurea (Vahl) DC. Chabraea purpurea (Vahl) DC. Lasiorrhiza purpurea (Vahl) Less. Leucheria millefolium Dusén & Skottsb. Leucheria millefolium f. major Dusén & Skottsb. Leucheris millegolium f. minor Dusén & Skottsb. Perdicium purpureum Vahl |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |