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Senecio unionis Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.  
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio unionis Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. 
BibliographyTent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 440 (1848)
Native RangeEthiopia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3200-4050m
Descriptionleaves alternate, simple, linear or oblong, 1cm, finely serrate, involute, ciliate, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, ligules 8-15mm
Size5-35cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
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, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia)
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