| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Culcitium tenellum Dusén trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Rep. Princeton Univ. Exped. Patagonia, Botany 8(Suppl.): 267 (1915) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 300-800m |
| Description | silvery sericeous, leaves dense, imbricate, linear, subulate, revolute, 1-2cm, capitula discoid, solitary, sessile, terminal, campanulate, 8mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Culcitium sessile Speg. Senecio culcitenellus Cuatrec. Senecio neosessilis Cuatrec. Senecio santacrucensis Cabrera |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |