| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Trichocline plicata Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 103 (1835) |
| Native Range | n. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-5cm, linear-oblanceolate, entire or sinuate, sessile, abaxially glabrous, adaxially tomentose, involucre 5-13mm wide, capitula sometimes sessile |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bichenia plicata D.Don ex Wedd. Brachyclados stuckertii Speg. Gerbera plicata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Trichocline argentea Griseb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest) |