| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Werneria dactylophylla Sch.Bip. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 53 (1856) |
| Native Range | c. Bolivia to w. & s. Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4000-5200m |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of stems, oblong-cuneate, apically palmatitrilobate, segments obtuse or emarginate, abaxially sparsely lanate, capitula sessile, 1-2cm in diam. |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Werneria dactylophylla f. glabriuscula Rockh. Werneria dactylophylla var. glandulosodenticulata Rockh. Xenophyllum dactylophyllum (Sch.Bip.) V.A.Funk Xenophyllum oscartovarii E.Linearis & al. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |