| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hoffmannseggia eremophila (Phil.) Burkart ex Ulibarri trib. Caesalpinieae |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 22: 143 (1979) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4200m |
| Description | leaves bipinnate, shortly petiolate, ultimate leaflets 7 pairs, oblong, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 10-15mm in raceme, pod glandular pubescent, curvate |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | yellowish red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hoffmannseggia andina Phil. Hoffmannseggia andina var. eremophila (Phil.) Reiche Hoffmannseggia philippiana Hosseus Zuccagnia eremophila Phil. Zuccagnia mucronata Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |