| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Conyza deserticola Phil. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 2(Bot.8): 38 (1891) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-5000m |
| Description | shortly hirsute, basal leaves entire, oblong-linear, long petiolate, to 7cm long, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, capitula 3-5 in raceme |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Conyza punensis Cabrera Erigeron canescens Sch.Bip. Erigeron cinerascens Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |