| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Knowltonia chilensis (Gay) Christenh. & Byng |
| Bibliography | Global Fl. 4: 75 (2018) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves few, carnose, glabrous, pinnate, segments several, spathulate, flowers to 2cm across, with erect, irregular, oblong to obovate petals |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Anemone barneoudia Kuntze Anemone chilensis (Gay) Kurtz Anemone domeykoana (Leyb.) F.Meigen Anemone gayana R.Wagner Barneoudia chilensis Gay Barneoudia cyanoleuca Leyb. Barneoudia domeykoana Leyb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |