| Family | FRANCOACEAE |
| Genus species | Balbisia peduncularis (Lindl.) D.Don |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh New Philos. J. 11: 277 (1831) |
| Native Range | Peru to c. & nc. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | leaves opposite and alternate, trifid, segments very variable, flowers pedicellate, terminal, large, sepals 5, persistent, petals 5, to 3cm long |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cruckshanksia cistiflora Hook. Cruckshanksia peduncularis (Lindl.) Steud. Ledocarpon cistiflorum (Hook.) Meyen Ledocarpon pedunculare Lindl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |