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Culcitium serratifolium Meyen & Walp. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCulcitium serratifolium Meyen & Walp. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyNov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 279 (1843)
Native RangePeru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4400-5100m
Descriptionleaves arachnose-lanate, oblong-ovate, acute, 2-3cm, broadly petiolate, shallowly crenate, stem leaves upwards smaller, capitula solitary, pendent, 20-25mm in diam.
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSenecio cernuiflorus Cabrera
Senecio cernuus Phil.
Senecio serratifolius (Meyen & Walp.) Cuatrec.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North)
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