| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio humifusus (Hook.f.) Cabrera trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 11: 281 (1969) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 900-1000m |
| Description | silvery hirsute, number of short, densely leafy stems, leaves imbricate, entire, oblanceolate-spathulate, obtuse, 8-12mm long, capitula sessile, discoid, 7mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melalema humifusa Hook.f. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |