Genus: 1 species.
Region: Chile.
Habitat: between 2500-3500 m altitude; resistant to extremely high and low temperatures and high and low moisture.
BotanyHerb; perennial; acaulescent.
Root: finely rhizomatous.
Stem: 2 cm long cone.
Leaves: scarious-margined; awl-shaped; mesophyll occupies only a thin central portion of the leaf.
TaxonomyLenzia chamaepitys was described by Rodolfo Amando Philippi.