Townsendia microcephala
Townsendia minima
smallhead Townsend daisy
Wyoming Townsend daisy
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± villous.
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose.
basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 3–8(–18) × 1–2.5 mm (not fleshy), faces ± villous.
basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate, 5–10(–15+) × 1.5–3+ mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrate.
± campanulate, 4–8 mm diam.
± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam.
13–17;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–8 mm, glabrous abaxially.
8–21;
corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 4–8 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-puberulent.
number unknown;
corollas 4 mm.
20–40+;
corollas 3–4 mm.
ca. 26 in 3–4 series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–8 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute, abaxial faces ± strigose to villous.
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.
± sessile.
± sessile.
3–4 mm, faces glabrous or glabrate;
pappi readily falling, of 15–20 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm (± connate basally).
2–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire or forked;
pappi persistent, 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm.
= 27 (apomicts).
Townsendia microcephala
Townsendia minima
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.)
Of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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