| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio culcitioides Sch.Bip. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 52 (1856) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 4500-5100m |
| Description | leaves nitid and coriaceous, yellow-green, entire, ensiform, 20-30cm, abaxially white tomentose, inflorescence corymbose-paniculate, capitula pendent, discoid |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Culcitium longifolium Turcz. Senecio comosus var. culcitioides (Sch.Bip.) Cabrera Senecio summus Cuatrec. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |