| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Culcitium nivale Kunth trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Senecio nivalis (Kunth) Cuatrec. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4800m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, linear-lanceolate, 6-12cm long, margins involute, upper leaves minute, bracteate, capitula solitary, pendent, ca. 15mm across, involucre at base lanate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 (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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