Lasiocephalus is a genus of South American flowering plants in groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von. 1818. Magazin für die neuesten Entdeckungen in der gesammten Naturkunde, Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 8: 308Tropicos, Lasiocephalus Willd. ex Schltdl. The genus was shown to be part of Senecio and predominantly occurs in tropical alpine-like regions.
