| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Haplopappus rigidus Phil. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 30 (1860) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4000m |
| Description | leaves sessile, rigid, cuneate-elliptic, at base dilated, amplexicaule, coarsely spinose, serrate-dentate, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre 4-seriate, bracts elliptic |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster atacamensis Kuntze Aster doellianus (Phil.) Kuntze Haplopappus doellianus Phil. Haplopappus villanuevae Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |