| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio expansus Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 107 (1856) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3900-4500m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, obtuse, crenate, abaxially grey tomentose, capitula solitary, discoid, calyculate, sessile, phyllaries linear |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Senecio macrorrhizus Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |