| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Monticalia arbutifolia (Kunth) C.Jeffrey trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Senecio arbutifolius Kunth |
| Senecio mutisii Cuatrec. | |
| Senecio pichinchensis Greenm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | glabrous, densely leafy, leaves minute, elliptic-ovate, acute, shortly petiolate, serrate, coriaceous, capitula solitary, pedunculate, radiate, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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