| Family | FRANCOACEAE |
| Genus species | Balbisia gracilis (Meyen) Hunz. & Ariza |
| Bibliography | Kurtziana 7: 238 (1973) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves in outline ovate, deeply tripartite, lateral segments linear-lanceolate, inflorescence terminal, paniculate, flowers 1cm across, stellate |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hyperum trididum (Kunze ex Klotzsch) C.Presl Larrea trigyna Kunze ex Klotzsch Ledocarpon reynoldsii Hook. Wendtia gracilis Meyen Wendtia gracilis var. radlkoferi R.Knuth Wendtia gracilis var. typica R.Knuth Wendtia poeppigiana Klotzsch Wendtia reynoldsii (Hook.) Endl. Wendtia trigyna (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Kuntze Wendtia trigyna var. gracilis (Meyen) Kuntze Wendtia trigyna var. poeppigiana Kuntze Wendtia trigyna var. radlkoferi Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |