Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio repens DC. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Senecio cryptocephalus Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. |
Senecio rhizocephalus Turcz. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves in rosette, obovate to oblong-spathulate, dentate to serrate-incised, abaxially tomentose, capitula 1-5, discoid, sessile amongst leaves |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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