Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio xerophilus Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Habitat | dry rocks and screes |
Altitude | 3700-4700m |
Description | densely white tomentose, leaves in outline oblong, pectinate-pinnatisect, segments 3-4-pairs, oblong-linear, acute, 3-5mm, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
xerophilus deserticola (Cabrera) Cabrera. Lilloa 15: 253 (1949)
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