Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio tricephalus Kuntze trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 178 (1898) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3800m |
Description | laxly scabrously glandular, stems densely leafy, leaves pinnatifid, segments 1-2pairs, linear, acute, 2-4mm, capitula discoid, long pedunculate, solitary, terminal |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio tupungati Hauman |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |