| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lorandersonia microcephala (Cronquist) Urbatsch & al. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Sida 21: 1622 (2005) |
| Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-2700m |
| Description | leaves crowded, elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-4cm, entire, glandular, acute, glabrous, capitula in corymb, involucre obconical, green, glabrous, resinous, ligules 5mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Ericameria microcephala (Cronquist) Kartesz & Gandhi Haplopappus microcephalus Cronquist Tonestus microcephalus (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom & D.R.Morgan |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |