| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaenactis alpina (A.Gray) M.E.Jones |
| Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 699 (1895) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4000m |
| Description | leaves only basal, elliptic to ovate, bipinnatilobate, segments crowded, revolute, capitula 1-2, involucre subspherical, glandular, arachnose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaenactis alpina var. rubella (Greene) Stockw. Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina A.Gray Chaenactis leucopsis Greene Chaenactis minuscula Greene Chaenactis panamintensis Stockw. Chaenactis rubella Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, UTA Utah) |