Townsendia smithii
Townsendia glabella
Black Rock Townsend daisy
Gray's Townsend daisy
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous.
± erect;
internodes 0.1–1 mm, strigose.
basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–50(–80) × 2–6(–11) mm, little, if at all, fleshy, faces ± scabrellous.
basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 20–60+ × 2–5(–11+) mm, little, if at all, fleshy (margins strigoso-ciliate), usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigillose.
± hemispheric to campanulate, 10–15 mm diam.
hemispheric or broader, 8–12(–24) mm diam.
12–21;
corollas white adaxially, laminae 6–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially.
12–34+;
corollas usually white, sometimes pink or blue adaxially, laminae 5–10(–14+) mm, glabrous abaxially.
60–80+;
corollas 3.5–5 mm.
50–80+;
corollas 3.5–5.5 mm.
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.
20–28+ in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–9 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute, abaxial faces glabrous or sparsely strigillose.
on scapiform peduncles 30–80(–120) mm.
usually on scapiform peduncles 10–20(–70) mm, rarely sessile.
2.5–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire;
pappi persistent, 16–20+ lanceolate to subulate scales 0.2–0.8 mm (± connate).
2–4 mm, faces sparsely hairy (mostly at bases), hair tips glochidiform;
pappi persistent;
on ray cypselae ± 20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.8 mm;
on disc cypselae 15–35 subulate to setiform scales (4–)5–7 mm.
= 18.
= 18.
Townsendia smithii
Townsendia glabella
Of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
Distinctions between Townsendia glabella and T. rothrockii are subtle. Types of the two names are probably better considered to be conspecific.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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