| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leucheria salinae (J.Rémy) Hieron. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 4: 50 (1881) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to n. & c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-5100m |
| Description | stems simple, subglabrous, leaves pinnatilobate or pinnatisect, pubescent, capitula solitary or 2-3, involucre subspherical, 1-2-seriate, pappus plumose |
| Size | 3-9cm |
| 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 in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chabraea salinae J.Rémy Chabraea salinae var. bipinnatifida Phil. Lasiorrhiza salinae (J.Rémy) Kuntze Leucheria pteropogon (Griseb.) Cabrera Leucheria salinae ssp. zollneri Crispi Senecio pteropogon Griseb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |