| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Werneria acerosa Cuatrec. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 8: 45 (1954) |
| Native Range | s. Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3500m |
| Description | leaves cylindrical, acicular, acerose, capitula solitary, sessile |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Xenophyllum acerosum (Cuatrec.) V.A.Funk |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |