| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Baccharis nivalis (Wedd.) Sch.Bip. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 55 (1856) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 5-20mm, sessile, entire, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, 6-12mm across, campanulate, thinly pedunculate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heterothalamus nivalis Wedd. Lucillia dioica Phil. Palenia delfinii Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |