| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio spinosus DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3600-4400m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, apically with spine, leaves fasciculate, 5-8mm, linear or linear-oblong, revolute, entire, capitula discoid, calyculate, sessile, crowded |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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