| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia schickendanzii Griseb. trib. Adesmieae |
| Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 104 (1879) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2900-4500m |
| Description | branchlets apically with 2-4 spines, leaves crowded at base of branchlets, 8-15mm long, leaflets 3-7 pairs, flowers to 12mm long, red striate, in small clusters |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adesmia amblysepala Solms Patagonium schickendanzii (Griseb.) R.E.Fr. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |