| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Laennecia altoandina (Cabrera) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 68: 214 (1990) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3900-4200m |
| Description | leaves sessile, oblong or spathulate, obtuse, in upper half lobate, subglabrous, capitula numerous, sessile, solitary, axillary and terminal, forming raceme |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Conyza altoandina Cabrera |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |