| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio candollei Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 106 (1856) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-5000m |
| Description | lanate, leaves oblanceolate, entire, pale green, 3-9cm long, stem with 1-3 small, narrow bracts, capitula solitary, campanulate, discoid, 2cm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | brownish, greenish yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 summe |
| Synonyms | Cacalia humilis Kunth Culcitium glaciale Meyen & Walp. Culcitium humile DC. Senecio anacephalus Griseb. Senecio glacialis (Meyen ex Walp.) Cuatrec. Senecio mandonianus Wedd. Senecio modestus var. candollei (Wedd.) H.Beltrán & A.Galán |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |