| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ligularia retusa DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Senecio retusus (DC.) Wall. ex Hook.f. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves 1-2cm wide, orbiculate to reniform, sinuate, dentate, bright green, capitula 25-35mm across, in short crowded raceme, ligules short, broad |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | pale 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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