Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio condimentarius Cabrera trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 10: 554 (1954) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-4400m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments opposite, obovate, crenate-serrate, abaxially strigose, capitula large, radiate, phyllaries ovate, ligules numerous |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 rhizocephalus A.Gray ex Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |