Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio digitatus Phil. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 2(Bot. 8): 44 (1891) |
Native Range | s. Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | sparsely long hirsute, leaves numerous, spathulate, at apex dentate, 1cm long, capitula amongst upper leaves, solitary, terminal, 8-10mm in diam., discoid |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |