Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Culcitium depressum D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 342 (1841) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2600-3400m |
Description | densely white tomentose, branchlets densely leafy, leaves sessile, spathulate, 15-20mm, with 2-6 denticles at apex, capitula solitary, subsessile, discoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio confertissimus Cabrera Senecio depressus Hook. & Arn. Senecio poeppigii var. condensatus Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |