| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Menonvillea spathulata (Gillies & Hook.) Rollins |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 22 (1955) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2200-4100m |
| Description | leaves 5-20cm long, spathulate to broadly obovate, adpressed sericeous, flowers 5-6mm across in compact raceme, fragrant |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple, white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hexaptera cuneata var. edentata Kuntze Hexaptera pusilla Phil. Hexaptera spathulata Gillies & Hook. Hexaptera spathulata ssp. glaberrima Gilg & Muschl. Hexaptera spathulata var. pusilla (Phil.) Reiche Hexaptera spathulata ssp. pusilla (Phil.) Gilg & Muschl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |