| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hoffmannseggia yaviensis Ulibarri trib. Caesalpinieae |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 22: 147 (1979) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3600m |
| Description | shortly appresed pubescent, leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 2-3-pairs, imbricate, minutely pubescent, 3-6mm, flowers 10-12mm, pod 2-3cm |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |