| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nassauvia pygmaea Hook.f. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 2: 319 (1846) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 450-1000m |
| Description | leaves dense, imbricate, bright green, ovate-lanceolate, 2mm, curvate, mucronate, inflorescence spherical, 10-12mm wide |
| Size | 2-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Nassauvia nordenskjoldii O.Hoffm. Nassauvia pumila var. nordenskjoldii (O.Hoffm.) Reiche Triachne pygmaea Cass. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |