| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio algens Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 104 (1856) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3200-5300m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves spathulate, obtuse, entire, flat, capitula discoid, 1cm across, solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries linear, uninerved |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |