Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio donianus Hook. & Arn. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 332 (1841) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-4000m |
Description | lanate, glandular, leaves oblanceolate-spathulate, acute, dentate, lobate or pinnatisect, segments 2-4-pairs, acute, entire or dentate, capitula discoid in cyme |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio arachnoideus Phil. Senecio arachnoideus var. viridis Hauman Senecio lanuginosus D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |