Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio kunturinus Cabrera trib. Senecioneae |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves oblanceolate-spathulate, obtuse, long tapered to petiole, in the upper part lobate, lobes 5 pairs, ovate, obtuse, ciliate, capitula subdiscoid, solitary |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | bright violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | open places with poor, moist, sandy soil alpine house, sandy moist 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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