| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Gymnophyton spinosissimum Phil. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 24 (1860) |
| Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4500m |
| Description | leafless, glabrous, branches thick, deep green, fragile, smooth, lateral branchlets ramose, spinose, flowers 4-7 in terminal umbels |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Asteriscium spinosissimum (Phil.) Drude Dipterygia spinosissima (Phil.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |