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Senecio saxicola Wedd. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio saxicola Wedd. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyChlor. Andina 1: 131 (1856)
Native Ranges. Peru to n. Chile
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude3500-4500m
Descriptionglandular-pubescent, leaves narrowly linear, acute, sessile, auriculate, acute-dentate or incised, capitula few, radiate, in corymb, involucre campanulate, glandular
Size20-30cm
Colorsulphur yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North)
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