| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Culcitium canescens Bonpl. trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Culcitium boyacense Cuatrec. |
| Senecio canescens (Bonpl.) Cuatrec. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-5000m |
| Description | densely white hirsute, basal leaves in rosette, spathulate, entire, 12-20cm long, vaginate, stem leaves smaller, acute, capitula 5-more, 5-6mm across, pendent, peduncles 3-4cm |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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