Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio bipontinii Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 231 (1857) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves subcarnose, oblanceolate, obtuse, entire or sparsely denticulate, at margins revolute, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio carnifolius Cabrera Senecio julietii Phil. Senecio polyphyllus Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. Senecio sarcophyllus Phil. Senecio schultzii Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |