| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio subdiscoideus Sch.-Bip. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 54 (1856) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-3800m |
| Description | leaves carnose, oblong-linear, petiolate, pinnatisect, segments linear, acute, entire, capitula solitary, discoid, involucre purple, phyllaries linear |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| 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 | Metazanthus grandiflorus Meyen Senecio breviculus Phil. Senecio caespitosus Phil. Senecio kingii f. subdiscoideus (Sch.Bip.) Hosseus Senecio purpuratus Phil. Senecio purpuratus var. subdiscoideus (Sch.Bip.) Reiche Senecio subdiscoideus f. homogama Hauman |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |