Chile, Coquimbo, Coquimbo (Region IV); Elqui Province Rte 5, N of La Serena, ca. 1 km N of the entrance to the el Tofo mine, at a bridge over a dry creek.
-29.454819 -71.303106 +-2000m.
Semiarid brush.
Locally abundant among rocks; flowers white to pale pink on some plants.