| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chuquiraga oppositifolia D.Don trib. Barnadesieae |
| Bibliography | Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 11: 392 (1832) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1500-3300m |
| Description | yellow-spinose, leaves dense, opposite, oblong, coriaceous, 1-2cm long, silvery sericeous, capitula solitary, terminal, 2cm long |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | orange, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Barnadesia flavescens Meyen Chuquiraga alpina Poepp. ex Less. Chuquiraga chrysantha Fielding & Gardner |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |