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Senecio tricuspidatus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio tricuspidatus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyJ. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 346 (1841)
Native Ranges. Argentina to s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionstems densely leafy, leaves oblanceolate-linear, acute, at base dilated, sparsely dentate, at margins revolute, 15-35mm, leaves discoid, long pedunculate, terminal
Size10-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSenecio nordenskjoeldii O.Hoffm. ex Dusén
Senecio nordenskjoeldii var. simplicior O.Hoffm.
Senecio paeninsularis S.Moore ex Rendle
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South)
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