| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia erinacea Phil. trib. Adesmieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 16 (1860) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to ne. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4400m |
| Description | spines large, white, leaves 5-10mm long, leaflets sericous, 3-4 pairs, obovate, crowded on apex of rhachis, flowers dark veined, 7-12mm long, in lax raceme |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Adesmia senticula Phil. Patagonium erinaceum (Phil.) Kuntze Patagonium senticula (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |