Townsendia mensana
Townsendia smithii
table Townsend daisy
Black Rock Townsend daisy
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± pilose.
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous.
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, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–50(–80) × 2–6(–11) mm, little, if at all, fleshy, faces ± scabrellous.
± campanulate, 7–10 mm diam.
± hemispheric to campanulate, 10–15 mm diam.
13–21+;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 4–8+ mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially.
12–21;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 6–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially.
40–60+;
corollas (3.5–)4.5–6 mm.
60–80+;
corollas 3.5–5 mm.
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.
14–26 in 2–3+ series, the longer lance-ovate to lanceolate, 9–11 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices attenuate, abaxial faces piloso-strigose to strigose.
± sessile.
on scapiform peduncles 30–80(–120) mm.
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.
2.5–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire;
pappi persistent, 16–20+ lanceolate to subulate scales 0.2–0.8 mm (± connate).
= 18.
Townsendia mensana
Townsendia smithii
Of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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