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Senecio nanus Sch.Bip ex A.Rich. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio nanus Sch.Bip ex A.Rich. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyTent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 443 (1848)
Native RangeEthiopia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3600-4200m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves sessile, subcarnose, linear, 2-9cm, subentire, obtuse, glabrous, capitula solitary, 3cm across, involucre subspherical, bracts linear, ligules 2cm
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
SynonymsSenecio amoenus Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Werneria africana Oliv. & Hiern
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia)
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