| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Niphogeton glaucescens (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. |
| Bibliography | Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 126 (1930) |
| Native Range | Colombia to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-3500m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves coriaceous, trisect, stem leaves similar, long vaginate, segments tripartite, lobes 2-3-fid, umbels 5-8-radiate, bracts of involucre minute, linear |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Apium glaucescens Kunth Oreosciadium glaucescens (Kunth) Hieron. Oreosciadium montanum subvar. glaucescens (Kunth) Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |