| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio tortuosus DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 392 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 5-900m |
| Description | densely ramose, glabrous, branchlets flexuous, leaves cuneate-obovate, coarsely dentate, long petiolate, capitula solitary, involucre glandular, scabrous, ligules short |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |