Cacalia (Asteraceae) BSWJ11536

tebakoensis

A stoloniferous species with slender stems 25-85 cm tall , which we collected seed of on the high mountains of northern Shikoku where it formed small colonies in the rocky soil of the alpine forests. With ornamental palmate 5-7 deeply cleft, irregularly incised and toothed leaves to 17 cm wide. Bearing slender terminal panicles of white flowers August-October. Best grown in a well drained fertile soil with some moisture retention in either part or full shade. Syn. Parasenecio.