| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calycera monocephala (Phil.) S.Denham & Pozner |
| Bibliography | Taxon 70: 608 (2021) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chle |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | rosettes solitary, leaves spathulate-orbiculate, crenate, 3-4cm long, inflorescence spherical, sessile, 25-30mm broad, in the midst of rosette, corolla 5-6mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Boopis monocephala Phil. Moschopsis monocephala (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |