| Collector | Lewis, G.P. |
| Number | 3550 |
| Collected with | A. Bruneau |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Loja |
| County | |
| Locality | Loja to Saraguro, just N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 11.7 along track.Vegetation: Polylepis forest in small valley, surrounded by much-burned grass paramo. |
| Coordinates | 3° 42' 52'' S 79° 19' 43'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3550 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3550 |
| Start date | 1997/09/16 |
| End date | 1997/09/16 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Monticalia andicola (Turcz.) C.Jeffrey |
| Determined by | Joel Calvo |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrublet; leaves dark green glossy above, whitish below; phyllaries green, disc florets creamish yellow. Common on edge of Polylepis forest. |