| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia spinosissima Meyen ex Vogel trib. Adesmieae |
| Bibliography | Reise Bras. 2: 27 (1828) |
| Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4300m |
| Description | leaflets 4-6 pairs, 1-2mm long, elliptic or orbiculate, emarginate, entire, flowers in umbel, calyx campanulate, pubescent, lobes linear-lanceolate, unequal |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| 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 rupicola Wedd. Patagonium alcicornutum Rusby Patagonium spinosissimum (Meyen ex Vogel) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |