Townsendia leptotes |
Townsendia minima |
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common Townsend daisy, common townsendia, slender townsendia |
Wyoming Townsend daisy |
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Habit | Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). | Perennials, 1–2+ cm (± pulvinate). |
Stems | ± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, strigose. |
± erect; internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose. |
Leaves | basal and cauline, blades spatulate to narrowly obovate, (8–)12–25(–40+) × 1–2(–3+) mm, ± fleshy, faces ± strigose to strigillose or glabrate. |
basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate, 5–10(–15+) × 1.5–3+ mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrate. |
Involucres | ± campanulate, 8–12(–20+) mm diam. |
± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam. |
Ray florets | 13–34+; corollas usually white or pinkish, seldom blue, adaxially, laminae 5–7(–12+) mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-puberulent. |
8–21; corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 4–8 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-puberulent. |
Disc florets | 40–80+; corollas 4–6+ mm. |
20–40+; corollas 3–4 mm. |
Phyllaries | 40–50+ in 4–5+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 7–9(–12) mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute to attenuate, abaxial faces sparsely strigose or glabrous. |
20–28 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–7 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), sometimes glabrate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces usually ± strigillose. |
Heads | usually ± sessile, rarely on scapiform peduncles 5–15+ mm. |
± sessile. |
Cypselae | 3+ mm, faces glabrous or sparsely hairy (hairs mostly at bases), hair tips glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae ca. 25 lanceolate or subulate to setiform scales 0–1 or 5–8 mm; on disc cypselae ca. 30 subulate to setiform scales 5–8 mm. |
2–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire or forked; pappi persistent, 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm. |
2n | = 18. |
= 27 (apomicts). |
Townsendia leptotes |
Townsendia minima |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Jul. | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Rocky ridges, sandy slopes | Rocky slopes, talus |
Elevation | (2300–)2900–3800 m ((7500–)9500–12500 ft) | 1800–3100 m (5900–10200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; UT; WY
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UT
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 203. | FNA vol. 20, p. 202. |
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Synonyms | T. sericea var. leptotes | T. alpigena var. minima |
Name authority | (A. Gray) Osterhout: Muhlenbergia 4: 69. (1908) | Eastwood: Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 206. (1936) |
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