Townsendia condensata
Townsendia microcephala
cushion Townsend daisy, cushion townsendia, hairy townsendia
smallhead Townsend daisy
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1(–5+) mm, ± villous.
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± villous.
basal and cauline, ± spatulate, 6–12(–15+) × 1–3+ mm, little, if at all, fleshy or notably thickened, faces of earliest leaves glabrous or glabrate, of later leaves ± villous to pilosulous.
basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 3–8(–18) × 1–2.5 mm (not fleshy), faces ± villous.
± hemispheric, (12–)16–30+ mm diam.
± campanulate, 4–8 mm diam.
21–65+;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 8–12(–16+) mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially.
13–17;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–8 mm, glabrous abaxially.
100–150+;
corollas 4–6+ mm.
number unknown;
corollas 4 mm.
45–60+ in 5+ series, the longer narrowly lanceolate to subulate, 9–11 mm (l/w = 7–9), apices attenuate, abaxial faces ± pilose.
ca. 26 in 3–4 series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–8 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute, abaxial faces ± strigose to villous.
± sessile or at ends of leafy stems.
± sessile.
3–4.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire;
pappi readily falling, of 25–30 subulate to setiform scales 5–8 mm (± connate basally).
3–4 mm, faces glabrous or glabrate;
pappi readily falling, of 15–20 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm (± connate basally).
Townsendia condensata
Townsendia microcephala
The name Townsendia condensata has been attributed to Parry ex D. C. Eaton or to D. C. Eaton. In February 1874 (Amer. Naturalist 8: 106), Parry used T. condensata provisionally and provided a diagnosis. In April that year, he used it as an accepted name and “validated” it by reference to his earlier diagnosis.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
The type of Townsendia microcephala may prove to be conspecific with that of T. spathulata.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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