| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio breviscapus DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 418 (1838) |
| Native Range | Peru to s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 2500-4600m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong or oblong-spathulate, coarsely crenate-serrate, capitula radiate, broadly campanulate, phyllaries lanceolate, ligules numerous |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Senecio acaulis Phil. Senecio chamaecephalus Wedd. Senecio wernerioides Wedd. Senecio wernerioides var. exscapus A.Gray Senecio wernerioides var. scaposus A.Gray Werneria aquatica J.Calvo Werneria cortusifolia Griseb. Werneria wernerioides (Wedd.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |