| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio rhizomatus Rusby trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 66 (1896) |
| Native Range | c. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | glandular-pubescent, basal leaves oblong, long petiolate, basally truncate, the upper sessile, amplexicaule, evenly dentate, capitula discoid, calyculate, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 | Culcitium discolor Raimondi Senecio discoloratus Cuatrec. Senecio erosus Phil. Senecio weddellii Cabrera |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |