Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio kingii Hook.f. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 2: 314 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 100-2300m |
Description | glabrous, leaves carnose, linear-spathulate, acute, dentate or incised, capitula subdiscoid, solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, phyllaries acute, glabrous |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |