| Family | LOASACEAE |
| Genus species | Caiophora nivalis Lillo |
| Bibliography | Reunión Nac. Soc. Argent. Ci. Nat. 1: 229 (1919) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4400m |
| Description | grey-green, leaves stinging hirsute, pinnatifid, segments ovate, rounded, flowers solitary in the midst of leaf rosette |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| 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. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |