| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oriastrum pulvinatum Phil. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 112 (1864) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | columnar rosettes and thin rootstock, leaves narrowly spathulate, 6-7mm long, densely white lanate, capitula 1-4, on apex of rosette, ligules lorate, abaxially green |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaetanthera pulvinata (Phil.) Hauman |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |