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Senecio taraxacoides (A.Gray) Greene trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio taraxacoides (A.Gray) Greene trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyPittonia 4: 119 (1900)
Native RangeColorado to New Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4000m
Descriptionfloccose-tomentose, leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to ovate, 2-6cm, dentate to pinnatifid, upper leaves bract-like, capitula solitary, ligules 0-13, 8-12mm long
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLigularia taraxacoides (A.Gray) W.A.Weber
Senecio amplectens var. taraxacoides A.Gray
Senecio taraxacoides var. nudatus Osterh.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
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