Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio volckmannii Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 152 (1864) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 3300-4500m |
Description | yellow tomentose, stems densely leafy, leaves linear-spathulate, obtuse, entire, 15-30mm, capitula discoid, terminal, amongst upper leaves |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio donae-anae Phil. Senecio volckmannii var. leiocarpus Cabrera |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |