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Senecio tortuosus DC. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio tortuosus DC. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyProdr. 6: 392 (1838)
Native Rangew. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude5-900m
Descriptiondensely ramose, glabrous, branchlets flexuous, leaves cuneate-obovate, coarsely dentate, long petiolate, capitula solitary, involucre glandular, scabrous, ligules short
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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