| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Baccharis caespitosa Pers. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 425 (1807) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina and nc. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2800-5000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves crowded, 4-10mm, obtuse, spathulate to broadly elliptic, carnose, capitula solitary, campanulate, discoid, 4-7mm across, apically on short branchlets |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Baccharis alpina var. nivalis Wedd. Baccaris incarum f. spathulata (Wedd.) Cuatrec. Baccharis odorata var. spathulata Wedd. Baccharis tricuneata var. minifolia Cuatrec. Molina caespitosa Ruiz & Pav. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |