Astelia pumila is a species of flowering plant in the recently named family Asteliaceae.

It is an evergreen silver-green perennial from western Patagonia in southern Chile and nearby areas of Argentina.

[1] The plant is, together with Donatia fascicularis, dominant in the cushion bogs that exists in areas exposed to the Pacific coast.

[2] As such, it does not usually occur together with Sphagnum which tends to grow slightly more inland.

[2] Localities where the plant is found include, from north to south; Queulat National Park, Chonos Archipelago, Taitao Peninsula, San Rafael Lake, the vicinities of Caleta Tortel and Tierra del Fuego National Park.