Asteraceae

Culcitium canescens Humb. & Bonpl.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Culcitium

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Culcitium canescens: The heads of this giant, wooly aster at altitude in Parque los Nevados, Colombia. Known as Huira-huira to locals who collect it for an analgesic tea. In context — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Spanish: Wira Wira

Synonyms

Culcitium boyacense Cuatrec.
Culcitium canescens var. canescens
Culcitium canescens var. monocephalum Wedd.
Culcitium rufescens var. canescens (Bonpl.) Benoist
Senecio boyacensis (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
Senecio canescens (Humb. & Bonpl.) Cuatrec.
Senecio canescens f. canescens
Senecio canescens var. ecuadoriensis Cuatrec.
Senecio canescens var. elongatus Cuatrec.
Senecio canescens var. macrocephalus Cuatrec.
Senecio canescens var. monocephalus (Wedd.) Cuatrec.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.