| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Laestadia rupestris Benth. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 203 (1845) |
| Native Range | Colombia (Cauca) |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of stems, numerous, 4-6mm, uninerved, at margins shortly ciliate, capitula pedicellate, solitary, 6-10mm across, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |