Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio cuneatus Hook.f. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 2: 318 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 500-600m |
Description | glabrous, leaves obovate-spathulate, obtuse, cuneate, sparsely dentate, margins revolute, 2-4cm, capitula radiate, inflorescence corymbose, involucre campanulate |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 arenicola Reiche Senecio dusenii Hoffm. ex Dusén |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |