Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio altoandinus Cabrera trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 15: 72 (1950) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Jujuy) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 4500-4900m |
Description | glabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves carnose, spathulate, at apex coarsely dentate, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, amongst upper leaves, involucre campanulate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |