Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio arniciflorus DC. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 390 (1838) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 10-300m |
Description | branchlets arachnose, leaves oblong, sessile, subdecurrent, entire, margins revolute, mucronate, abaxially lanate, capitula in corymb, involucre calyculate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio araneosus E.Mey. ex DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |