Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio barbarae Cabrera trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 15: 334 (1974) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-5000m |
Description | densely glandular-pubescent, leaves oblanceolate, acute or subobtuse, with 1-2 teeth at margins, 6-15mm, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, phyllaries linear, glandular |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |