| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm. trib. Helenieae |
| Bibliography | Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 319 (1955) |
| Native Range | California to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-3900m |
| Description | leaves densely glandular-tomentose, in outline flabellate to ovate, palmately and pinnately lobate, scape short, tomentose, capitula solitary, involucre tomentose |
| Size | 2-7cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |