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Senecio trifidus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio trifidus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyJ. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 346 (1841)
Native Rangenw. Argentina to c. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2700-4000m
Descriptionglabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves very crowded, carnose, linear-spathulate, at apex trifid, at base dilated, vaginate, capitula discoid, long pedunculate, solitary
Size2-5cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSenecio demissus Phil.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central)
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