Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio amplectens A.Gray trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 33: 240 (1862) |
Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3100-4100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves basal, petiolate, oblanceolate to elliptic, 5-18cm, dentate, capitula 1-5, pendent, disc 15-25mm across, ligules 8-13, 1-2cm long |
Size | 30-45cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ligularia amplectens (A.Gray) W.A.Weber Senecio pagosanus A.Heller Senecio seridophyllus Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |