Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio chrysolepis Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 32 (1860) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | sparsely tomentose, leaves carnose, oblong-linear, acute, entire, 1-2cm, capitula discoid in terminal clusters, 1-4, involucre campanulate, 7-8mm, lanate or glabrous |
Size | 8-18cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio juncalensis Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |