| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio chilensis Less. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 6: 248 (1831) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | silvery or white hirsute, leaves densely crowded around branched base, linear, sessile, 15-30mm long, entire, capitula pedunculate, to 3cm across |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cineraria tillandsiifolia Poepp. ex DC. Senecio argenteus Kunze ex DC. Senecio argenteus var. tillandsiifolius (Poepp. ex. DC.) Kuntze Senecio gummifer Hook. & Arn. Senecio linearifolius Colla Senecio phagnaloides DC. Senecio tillandsiifolius Poepp. ex DC. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |