Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio microphyllus Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 29: 1 (1858) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | glabrous, leaves numerous, pinnatisect, segments 4 pairs, entire, acute, capitula 4-10 in terminal corymb, phyllaries linear, acute, ligules 5, short |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio alfalfalis Phil. Senecio bowenkampii Phil. Senecio gypsophilus Phil. Senecio hakeifolius var. adenophyllus Hook. & Arn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |