Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio darwinii Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 333 (1841) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | leaves numerous, obovate-spathulate, acute, entire or tridentate, to 35mm long, capitula solitary, 3cm across, involucre hemispherical, phyllaries linear, long acuminate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio darwinii var. laxus Hook. & Arn. Senecio tricuspidatus Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |