| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Werneria rigida Kunth trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] ed. fol., 4: 149 (1818) |
| Native Range | c. Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4600-4700m |
| Description | leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, carnose, flat, at base densely lanate, capitula sessile, phyllaries linear-lanceolate . |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oresigonia pycnophylla Bonpl. ex Wedd. Werneria frigida DC. Xenophyllum rigidum (Kunth) V.A.Funk |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |