Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Culcitium gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) Speg. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Senecio gilliesii Hook. & Arn. |
Culcitium poeppigii DC. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-3200m |
Description | grey-white hirsute, leaves broadly spathulate, tapered to long pseudopetiole, crenate, 5-13mm long, capitula discoid, 1cm in diam., in terminal corymb |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | orange, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
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
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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