| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia occulta (R.E.Fr.) Burkart |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 3: 327 (1939) |
| Native Range | s. Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4400m |
| Description | spines maroon-black, leaves 3-12mm, pilose and glandular, leaflets elliptic-obovate, naviculare or linear, flowers solitary, 6-8mm long, pedicels 1-2mm long |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adesmia patancana Ulbr. Patagonium occultum R.E.Fr. Patagonium patancana (Ulbr.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |