Chrysactinia pinnata is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

It is native to northeastern Mexico, the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.

[1][2][3] Chrysactinia pinnata is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall.

Leaves are pinnately lobed.

The species grows in forests and chaparral brushlands.