| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Kleinia breviscapa DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 337 (1838) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stem irregularly terete, sometimes lanate, leaves cylindrical, spinose-mucronate, entire, glabrous, capitula 1-4, involucre calyculate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Curio cicatricosus (Sch.Bip.) P.V.Heath Kleinia subradiata DC. Senecio breviscapus (DC.) H.Jacobsen Senecio cicatricosus Sch.Bip. Senecio subradiatus (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |