| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oritrophium repens (Kunth) Cuatrec. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Ciencia (Mexico) 21: 27 (1961) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-3800m |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate, obtuse, petiolate, entire, glabrous, coriaceous, stem leaves reduced, subulate, capitula solitary, phyllaries linear, acuminate, ciliate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster repens Kunth Celmisia repens (Kunth) Sch.Bip. Erigeron repens (Kunth) Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |