Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio expansus Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Senecio macrorrhizus Wedd. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-4500m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, obtuse, crenate, abaxially grey tomentose, capitula solitary, discoid, calyculate, sessile, phyllaries linear |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 (Bolivia , Peru ) 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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