| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Monticalia microdon (Wedd.) B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 29: 49 (1996) |
| Native Range | Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5200m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves minute, linear-oblong, thick, obtuse, at apex minutely serrate, at margins revolute, capitula discoid, calyculate, solitary, sessile amongst leaves |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Pentacalia microdon (Wedd.) Cuatrec. Senecio microdon Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |