Chionolaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

[2][3] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions in the Americas, with species occurring discontinuously from central Mexico to southern Brazil.

[5] Plants in this genus are small, woody shrubs and subshrubs.

They have leaves with rolled edges, phyllaries with white to opaque tips, and staminate central florets.

[5] The plants grow in high-elevation habitat types.