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Senecio lithostaurus Cabrera trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSenecio lithostaurus Cabrera trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyLilloa 15: 244 (1949)
Native Ranges. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude1500-3400m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves carnose, oblanceolate, acute, coarsely dentate, 2-5cm, capitula discoid, solitary, terminal, involucre narrowly campanulate, phyllaries lanceolate, acute
Size15-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSenecio remyanus f. eradiatus Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central)
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