| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Culcitium gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) Speg. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 53: 12 (1902) |
| Native Range | s. & w. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-3200m |
| Description | grey-white hirsute, leaves broadly spathulate, tapered to long pseudopetiole, crenate, 5-13mm long, capitula discoid, 1cm in diam., in terminal corymb |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | orange, yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cacalia candicans Poepp. ex DC. Cacalia nivea Kunze ex DC. Culcitium dentatum D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. Culcitium poeppigii DC. Senecio gilliesii Hook. & Arn. Senecio gilliesii var. dasycarpus Cabrera Senecio passus-crucis Kuntze Senecio poeppigii (DC.) Cuatrec. Senecio sericeus var. gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |