Townsendia eximia |
Townsendia mensana |
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tall Townsend daisy, tall townsendia |
table Townsend daisy |
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Habit | Biennials or perennials, 6–15(–30+) cm (sometimes rhizomatous). | Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). |
Stems | ± erect; internodes 6–8(–25) mm, ± strigose. |
± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± pilose. |
Leaves | basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–60(–120+) × 2–6(–10) mm (margins strigoso-ciliate), faces usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigillose. |
basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to lance-linear, 5–40+ × 0.6–2.5+ mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous to strigose. |
Involucres | hemispheric or broader, (8–)12–25+ mm diam. |
± campanulate, 7–10 mm diam. |
Ray florets | 15–55+; corollas usually blue adaxially, laminae 12–20 mm, glabrous abaxially. |
13–21+; corollas white adaxially, laminae 4–8+ mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially. |
Disc florets | (60–)100–150+; corollas (3.5–)4–5+ mm. |
40–60+; corollas (3.5–)4.5–6 mm. |
Phyllaries | (30–)60–80+ in (4–)5–6+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, (7–)12–13+ mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute to attenuate (most hard, apiculate), abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrous. |
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. |
Heads | at tips of ± leafy stems. |
± sessile. |
Cypselae | 3–4+ mm, faces ± hairy, hair tips forked or glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae each a corona 0.1–0.5 mm; on disc cypselae each of 8–12+ lanceolate scales 0.5–1 mm plus 1–2+ subulate to setiform scales 1–4 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. |
Townsendia eximia |
Townsendia mensana |
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Phenology | Flowering (May–)Jul–Aug(–Oct). | Flowering May. |
Habitat | Gravelly banks, canyon walls, with junipers, pinyons, and yellow pines | Openings with junipers and pinyons |
Elevation | (1900–)2100–2500(–3300) m ((6200–)6900–8200(–10800) ft) | 1700–2700 m (5600–8900 ft) |
Distribution |
CO; NM
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UT |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 197. | FNA vol. 20, p. 201. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | A. Gray: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 70. (1849) | M. E. Jones: Contr. W. Bot. 13: 15. (1910) |
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