| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gamochaeta nivalis (Phil.) Cabrera trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 374 (1961) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | silvery-white tomentose, leaves broadly spathulate, obtuse, sessile, 5-10mm long, capitula cylindrical, 5mm long, phyllaries narrowly ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| 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, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gamochaeta spiciformis var. subaffinis Cabrera Gnaphalium affine var. pusillum Speg. Gnaphalium nivale Phil. Gnaphalium serpyllifolium var. nivale (Phil.) Hosseus |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |