Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio portalesianus J.Rémy trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 4: 175 (1849) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | leaves crowded, spathulate, coriaceous, 1-2cm long, apically 3-5-dentate, often involute, adaxially glabrous, dark green, capitula solitary, terminal, ca. 1cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Senecio antucensis Phil. Senecio polyphyllus var. antucensis (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |