title: Hypochaeris sessiliflora
text: # Hypochaeris sessiliflora
  
  Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a South American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m).
  
  Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  * Colombia (South America)
  * Ecuador (South America)
  * Peru (South America)
  * Venezuela (South America)
  * Bolivia (South America)
  