| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia polyphylla Phil. |
| Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 1: 18 (1891) |
| Native Range | sw. Bolivia to c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-4500m |
| Description | branchlets glandular-tomentose, leaves numerous, minute, densely pubescent and glandular, leaflets 5 pairs, obovate, flowers few, solitary, axillary, pod plumose |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Patagonium polyphyllum (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |