| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nassauvia pyramidalis Meyen trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Reise Erde 1: 356 (1834) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2700m |
| Description | finely hirsute, leaves ovate-lanceolate, semiamplexicaule, spiny serrate, apically with spine, capitula in spherical spike |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Nassauvia macracantha var. pungens (Phil.) Hauman Nassauvia pungens Phil. Nassauvia pyramidalis var. arachnodea Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLS Chile South) |