| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 66591 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | 5 km south of Saraguro, on the Loja - Cuenca road. Information of vernacular name and use: Natívidad Guamán, Saraguro-indian. |
| Coordinates | 3° 39' S 79° 15' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Start date | 1988/10/07 |
| End date | 1988/10/07 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Achyrocline candicans (H.B.K.)DC. |
| Determined by | Robinson, H. (US), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Herb. Vernacular spanish name: algodón del monte, quichua name: sacha algodón. Use: medicine for festering wound: the leaves are tied at the wound to dry it. |