| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cremanthodium palmatum Benth. trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Ligularia palmata Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke |
| Senecio benthamianus Franch. | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-5200m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, reniform, 13-25mm long, palmatipartite, segments oblong, glabrous or purple pilose, mucronate, capitula solitary, pendent |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| 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 (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
palmatum rhodocephalum R.D.Good, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 271 (1929)
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