| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cremanthodium ellisii (Hook.f.) Kitam. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 3: 22 (1982) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-5600m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, carnose, glabrous, entire or dentate, rarely lobate, capitula 1-5, pendent, involucre black-grey pilose, ligules oblong, 10-17mm long |
| Size | 5-60cm |
| Color | purplish red, yellow |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cremanthodium fletcheri (Hemsl.) Hemsl. Cremanthodium goringense (Hemsl.) Hemsl. Cremanthodium plantagineum Maxim. Cremanthodium plantagineum f. ellisii (Hook.f.) R.D.Good Cremanthodium plantagineum var. maximoviczii (Franch.) R.D.Good Senecio fletcheri Hemsl. Senecio goringensis Hemsl. Senecio kunawarensis N.C.Nair Senecio maximoviczii Franch. Senecio paberensis Franch. Werneria ellisii Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |