Chaetanthera is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae[3][1] native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
[4][5] Chaetanthera are annual or perennial plants, or dwarf shrubs.
[6] It was published by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.
[1] It has the following species:[2] It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
[4][5] The centre of its distribution is in Chile, which is home to 18 endemic species.