| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Nototriche compacta (A.Gray) A.W.Hill |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 579 (1906) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to n. & c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1900-4500m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, petiolate, leaves in outline reniform, carnose, 3-5-fid, ca. 9mm wide, densely lanate, segments entire, flowers ca. 1cm long, petals obovate, truncate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Malvastrum compactum A.Gray Malvastrum megalorrhizum Baker f. Malveopsis compacta (A.Gray) Kuntze Nototriche holosericea A.W.Hill Nototriche megalorrhiza (Baker f.) A.W.Hill Nototriche transandina A.W.Hill Sida compacta Gay Sida megalorrhiza Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |