Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio hickenii Hauman trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Apuntes Hist. Nat. 1: 56 (1909) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | glabrous, stems ramose, leaves dense, carnose, spathulate, truncate, long attenuate, entire, 12-22mm, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio clavatus Hauman |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |