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Lasiocephalus ovatus D.F.K.Schltdl. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLasiocephalus ovatus D.F.K.Schltdl. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyMag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 8: 309 (1818)
Native RangeColombia to Ecuador
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-5300m
Descriptionbranchlets lanate, densely leafy, leaves ovate, obtuse, sessile, entire, margins revolute, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, abaxially tomentose, capitula solitary, pendent
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCulcitium ovatum (D.F.K.Schltdl.) S.F.Blake
Culcitium reflexum Kunth
Culcitium uniflorum (Lam.) Hieron.
Gnaphalium uniflorum Lam.
Senecio reflexus (Kunth) Cuatrec.
Senecio superandinus Cuatrec.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador)
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