Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio wedglacialis Cuatrec. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Fieldiana, Bot. 27(1): 45 (1950) |
Native Range | Bolivia (La Paz) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | glandular-pubescent, basal leaves petiolate, stem leaves remote, lanceolate or oblong, acute or obtuse, sessile, subamplexicaule, dentate, capitula large, radiate |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio glacialis Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |