Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio pissisii Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 151 (1864) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4100m |
Description | densely grey tomentose, leaves oblong-spathulate, obtuse, entire, at margins revolute, 5-15mm, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, ca. 9mm |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |