| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Culcitium canescens Bonpl. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Aequinoct. [F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland] 2: 4. (1808) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-5000m |
| Description | densely white hirsute, basal leaves in rosette, spathulate, entire, 12-20cm long, vaginate, stem leaves smaller, acute, capitula 5-more, 5-6mm across, pendent, peduncles 3-4cm |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Culcitium boyacense Cuatrec. Culcitium canescens var. monocephalum Wedd. Culcitium rufescens var. canescens (Bonpl.) Benoist Senecio boyacensis (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. Senecio canescens (Bonpl.) Cuatrec. Senecio canescens var. boyacensis Cuatrec. Senecio canescens var. ecuadoriensis Cuatrec. Senecio canescens var. elongatum Cuatrec. Senecio canescens var. macrocephalus Cuatrec. Senecio canescens f. magnificus Cuatrec. Senecio canescens var. monocephalus (Wedd.) Cuatrec. Senecio micropifolius var. monocephalus Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |