| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rockhausenia caespitosa (Wedd.) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 700 (2022) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-4800m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, numerous, dense, narrowly linear, acute, entire, subcarnose, at base ciliate-pilose, capitula sessile amongst leaves, phyllaries lanceolate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Werneria acicularis A.Gray ex Rockh. Werneria caespitosa Wedd. Werneria caespitosa var. haenkei Wedd. Werneria haenkei Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |