| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Curio pinguifolius (DC.) P.V.Heath trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Calyx 6: 55 (1999) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-800m |
| Description | stems carnose, lanate, leaves subcylindrical, acute, glabrescent, entire, capitula solitary, pedunculate, phyllaries acute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Kleinia pinguifolia DC. Senecio pinguifolius (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |