| Collector | Barfod, A.S. |
| Number | 41609 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | San Marcos. Along trail going by the school to Río Juan and back via Santiago Dinero's house. Ethnobot. inform.: Herman Dinero. |
| Coordinates | 1° 7' N 78° 20' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 660 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 660 |
| Start date | 1983/03/02 |
| End date | 1983/03/02 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Pseudelephantopus spiralis (Less.)Cronq. |
| Determined by | Robinson, H. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Disturbed vegetation. Close to stream. Nom. vern.: Barbascillo (Span.). Use: For "Chutun" (generel indisposition with headaches and pains of the body). Prep.: The crude root is crushed and used for preparing a bath. |