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Culcitium magellanicum Hombre & Jacquinot ex Decne. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCulcitium magellanicum Hombre & Jacquinot ex Decne. trib. Senecioneae
SynonymsSenecio magellanicus Hook. & Arn.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude250-1300m
Descriptionwhite-grey tomentose, leaves linear, acute, to 10 cm long, upwards smaller, capitula solitary, terminal, subspherical, 10-15mm across, involucre 3-seriate
Size10-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Culcitium magellanicum Hombre & Jacquinot ex Decne., Voy. Pôle Sud 2: 45 (1853)

Synonyms:
Senecio magellanicus Hook. & Arn.

Culcitium magellanicum latifolium Skottsb.
Culcitium magellanicum typicum Skottsb.
Senecio tunicatus Kuntze

s. Argentina, s. Chile
85 AGS CLS

250-1300m

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