Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio paradoxus Kurtz trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 16: 235 (1900) |
Native Range | w. & s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | caespitose, glabrous, leaves approximate, minute, sessile, carnose, broadly spathulate, the basal entire, the upper dentate-lobate, capitula solitary, discoid, 12-15mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Senecio kingii var. paradoxus (Kurtz) Cabrera Senecio kurtzii Albov Senecio poculiferus S.Moore ex Rendle |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLS Chile South) |