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Senecio occidentalis (A.Gray) Greene trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio occidentalis (A.Gray) Greene trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyPittonia 4: 122 (1900)
Native RangeCalifornia to Nevada
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2800-4000m
Descriptionstems ascendent, leaves to 4cm, ovate or obovate, dentate or subentire, sessile, not amplexicaule, capitula 1-5, pedicellate, phyllaries 5-7mm
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
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 fremontii var. occidentalis A.Gray
Senecio fremontii ssp. ocidentalis (A.Gray) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl.
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada)
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