Chaetopappa pulchella is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae.

It found only in the State of (Coahuila in northern Mexico.

[1][2][3] Chaetopappa pulchella grows on the bottoms of canyons and ravines in the Chihuahuan Desert.

It is a small plant rarely more than 7 cm (2.8 inches) tall though possessing a taproot and hence perhaps capable of surviving inhospitable seasons to act as a perennial.

Flower heads have lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.