Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio werdermannii Greenm. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 822 (1938) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, spathulate-lanceolate, entire, obtuse, at base elongate, densely tomentose, capitula discoid, terminal, involucre campanulate, phyllaries linear |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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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 modestus Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |