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table Townsend daisy

hoary Townsend daisy, hoary townsendia, silvery townsendia

Habit Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). Perennials, (1–)2–8(–12+) cm.
Stems

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± pilose.

decumbent to erect;

internodes (0.5–)2–6(–12+) mm, usually densely piloso-hirsute, sometimes strigoso-scabrellous (surfaces usually hidden by hairs).

Leaves

basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to lance-linear, 5–40+ × 0.6–2.5+ mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous to strigose.

basal and cauline, blades spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, 3–12(–40+) × 1–2(–4+) mm, not fleshy, ± strigoso-scabrellous to strigillose.

Involucres

± campanulate, 7–10 mm diam.

± campanulate to hemispheric, (6–)10–15(–20) mm diam.

Ray florets

13–21+;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 4–8+ mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially.

(8–)13–34+;

corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 5–8(–12+) mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent at bases.

Disc florets

40–60+;

corollas (3.5–)4.5–6 mm.

60–80+;

corollas 4.5–6.5+ mm.

Phyllaries

25–50+ in 4–5+ series, the longer narrowly lanceolate, 6–8+ mm (l/w = 5–6), apices acute, abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrate.

16–28+ in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lance-ovate to lanceolate, (6–)8–9(–12+) mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute, abaxial faces strigose.

Heads

± sessile.

at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves).

Cypselae

3–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 15–35 subulate to setiform scales 0.5–1.5 or 4–5 mm;

on disc cypselae 15–35 subulate to setiform scales 4–6.5 mm.

3.5–4.5+ mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 15–30 lanceolate or subulate to setiform scales 0.3–0.6 or 4–6+ mm;

on disc cypselae 15–30+ subulate to setiform scales 4–6+ mm.

2n

= 18.

Townsendia mensana

Townsendia incana

Phenology Flowering May. Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Openings with junipers and pinyons Sandy soils, rocky benches, shales, with pinyons and junipers
Elevation 1700–2700 m (5600–8900 ft) 1100–2200 m (3600–7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
UT
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from FNA
AZ; CO; MT; NM; NV; UT; WY
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 201. FNA vol. 20, p. 199.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia
Sibling taxa
T. annua, T. aprica, T. condensata, T. eximia, T. exscapa, T. fendleri, T. florifera, T. formosa, T. glabella, T. grandiflora, T. gypsophila, T. hookeri, T. incana, T. jonesii, T. leptotes, T. microcephala, T. minima, T. montana, T. parryi, T. rothrockii, T. scapigera, T. smithii, T. spathulata, T. strigosa, T. texensis
T. annua, T. aprica, T. condensata, T. eximia, T. exscapa, T. fendleri, T. florifera, T. formosa, T. glabella, T. grandiflora, T. gypsophila, T. hookeri, T. jonesii, T. leptotes, T. mensana, T. microcephala, T. minima, T. montana, T. parryi, T. rothrockii, T. scapigera, T. smithii, T. spathulata, T. strigosa, T. texensis
Synonyms T. arizonica
Name authority M. E. Jones: Contr. W. Bot. 13: 15. (1910) Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 305. (1840)
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