Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio gramineus Harv. trib. Senecioneae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-3300m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, narrow, grey velutinous-lanate, margins involute, floral stems grey arachnose, below capitula leafless, capitula solitary, 2cm across, long pedunculate |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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