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Senecio digitatus Phil. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio digitatus Phil. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyAnales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 2(Bot. 8): 44 (1891)
Native Ranges. Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-4000m
Descriptionsparsely long hirsute, leaves numerous, spathulate, at apex dentate, 1cm long, capitula amongst upper leaves, solitary, terminal, 8-10mm in diam., discoid
Size3-5cm
Colordark purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North)
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