| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rockhausenia nubigena (Kunth) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 696 (2022) |
| Native Range | se. Mexico to Guatemala, Costa Rica to Bolivia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-5000m |
| Description | taproot, leaves broadly linear to ligulate, coriaceous, 10cm long, rounded, entire, glabrous, capitula solitary, sessile in the midst of rosette |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Oresigonia grandiflora Willd. ex Rockh. Oresigonia latifolia Willd. ex Less. Werneria disticha Kunth Werneria mocinniana DC. Werneria nubigena Kunth Werneria nubigena var. latifolia Wedd. Werneria nubigena var. vulgaris Wedd. Werneria stuebelii Hieron. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, GUA Guatemala, PAN Panamá) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |