| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nassauvia aculeata Poepp. & Endl. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 13 (1835) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, rigid, apically with yellow spine, margins spinose-dentate, capitula sessile in terminal cluster |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Nassauvia abbreviata var. obtusa Cabrera Nassauvia aculeata var. spinosa (D.Don) Cabrera Nassauvia diazii (Phil.) Reiche Nassauvia latifolia (Phil.) F.Meigen Nassauvia spinosa Reiche Panargyrus diazi Phil. Panargyrus latifolium Phil. Panargyrus pectinantum Phil. Panargyrus spinosum D.Don Pentanthus aculeatus Less. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |