| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaillardia tontalensis Hieron. trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 4: 40 (1881) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-3700m |
| Description | leaves alternate, thick, oblanceolate, entire, the basal vaginate, the upper shortly petiolate, capitula discoid, involucre subspherical |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow-purple |
| 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 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |