| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio trifidus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 346 (1841) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4000m |
| Description | glabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves very crowded, carnose, linear-spathulate, at apex trifid, at base dilated, vaginate, capitula discoid, long pedunculate, solitary |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Senecio demissus Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |