| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Werneria orbignyana Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Werneria mandoniana Wedd. |
| Werneria nuda A.Gray | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-5000m |
| Description | leaves crowded in rosette, spathulate, long petiolate, scabrous denticulate, tridentate, capitula solitary, large, involucre broadly campanulate, phyllaries lanceolate |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
orbignyana breviradiata A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 139 (1861)
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