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Senecio blitoides Greene trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio blitoides Greene trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyPittonia 4: 123 (1900)
Native RangeUtah to Wyoming and Colorado
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude3200-4000m
Descriptionstems erect, leaves to 7cm, spathulate-oblong to obovate-oblong, coarsely dentate, sessile, semiamplexicaule, capitula solitary, pedicellate, phyllaries 8-12mm
Size10-35cm
Colordeep yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSenecio carthamoides Greene
Senecio fremontii var. blitoides (Greene) Cronquist
Senecio fremontii ssp. blitoides (Greene) W.A.Weber
Senecio invenustus Greene
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah)
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