| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gamochaeta ambatensis Arriza trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Kurtziana 20: 169 (1989) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina (Catamarca) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2600-2700m |
| Description | stems simple, lanate, evenly leafy, leaves oblanceolate, obtuse, at base attenuate, adaxially sparsely lanate, abaxially grey lanate, capitula in compact, leafy spike |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |