| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gamochaeta deserticola Cabrera trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Revista Invest. Agric. 11: 405 (1958) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | lanate, stems simple, leaves crowded at base, spathulate, apically rounded, basally attenuate, capitula in compact, terminal spike, phyllaries ovate |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |