Townsendia eximia |
Townsendia parryi |
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Parry's townsendia |
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Habit | Plants biennial or perennial, 2–8 cm. | |
Stems | decumbent to erect, strigose. |
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Leaves | oblanceolate to spatulate, 15–35 × 2–5 mm; surfaces glabrate to strigose. |
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Involucres | 10–30 mm in diameter. |
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Ray florets | 20–60; rays 7–17 mm, purple or bluish purple, rarely white or pink. |
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Disc florets | 150–200; corollas 4–6 mm. |
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Phyllaries | 40–65; in 4–7 series, 10–16 mm. |
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Fruits | 3–5 mm; hairy; ray pappi 3–6 mm; disc pappi 3–6 mm. |
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Heads | at tips of stems or on scapiform peduncles. |
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2n | =18. |
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Townsendia eximia |
Townsendia parryi |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Meadows, rocky areas, talus. Flowering May–Aug. 1500–2700 m. BW. ID; north to British Columba, northeast to Alberta, east to WY, southeast to UT. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 364 Stephen Meyers |
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