Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio argyreus Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 88: 261 (1894) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1000m |
Description | branchlets densely white hirsute, leaves alternate, sessile, linear, 1-3cm, densely white hirsute, entire, acute, capitula solitary, temrinal, 15-35mm, ligules ca. 1cm |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |