Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Culcitium depressum D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Senecio confertissimum Cabrera |
Senecio depressus Hook. & Arn. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2600-3400m |
Description | densely white tomentose, branchlets densely leafy, leaves sessile, spathulate, 15-20mm, with 2-6 denticles at apex, capitula solitary, subsessile, discoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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