| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Mniodes subspicata (Wedd.) S.E.Freire & al. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 301: 1246 (2014) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3100-5000m |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate to spathulate, obtuse, abaxially grey hirsute, capitula 5mm long, sessile in axils of upper leaves, producing short, leafy spike |
| Size | 2-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Belloa punae (Cabrera) Cabrera Belloa subspicata Wedd. Gnaphalium punae Cabrera Lucilia subspicata (Wedd.) Hieron. Lucilia subspicata var. microcephala Hieron. Luciliocline subspicata (Wedd.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |