| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Senecio amplectens A.Gray trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Senecio pagosanus A.Heller |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-4200m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves basal, petiolate, oblanceolate to elliptic, 5-18cm, dentate, capitula 1-5, pendent, disc 15-25mm across, ligules 8-13, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
amplectens holmii (Greene) H.D.Harr., Man. Pl. Colorado 611, 641 (1954)
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