| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calycera spinulosa Gillies ex Miers |
| Bibliography | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 6: 399 (1860) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2600m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, oval. spinose-dentate, floral heads spherical, terminal, sepals acerose, spinose or aristate, corolla to 1cm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calycera crassifolia var. spinulosa (Gillies ex Miers) Zav.-Gallo & al. Calycera foliosa Phil. ex Reiche Calycera neuquenensis Suess. Calycera spinulosa var. serratifolia Miers |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |