| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chuquiraga aurea Skottsb. trib. Barnadesieae |
| Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Akad. Handl. n.f., 56(5): 325 (1916) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves crowded, apically with spine, revolute, sericeous, very narrowly linear, 1-3cm long, capitula solitary, long campanulate, terminal, involucre spinose |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | golden orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Chuquiraga erinacea f. pulvinata Cabrera |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |