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Hooker's Townsend daisy, Hooker's townsendia

Black Rock Townsend daisy

Habit Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). Perennials, 3–8(–12+) cm (usually ± pulvinate).
Stems

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous.

Leaves

basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 5–25(–40+) × 1–1.5(–3) mm, fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous, little, if at all.

basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–50(–80) × 2–6(–11) mm, little, if at all, fleshy, faces ± scabrellous.

Involucres

± campanulate, 8–18+ mm diam.

± hemispheric to campanulate, 10–15 mm diam.

Ray florets

15–35;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 8–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

12–21;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 6–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

Disc florets

120–180+;

corollas 4–5(–6+) mm.

60–80+;

corollas 3.5–5 mm.

Phyllaries

50–65+ in 5+ series, the longer ± lance-linear, 7–11(–13) mm (l/w = 6–9), apices attenuate, abaxial faces sparsely strigose 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.

Heads

± sessile.

on scapiform peduncles 30–80(–120) mm.

Cypselae

3.5–4.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae ca. 30 subulate to setiform scales (1–)5–7 mm;

on disc cypselae ca. 30 subulate to setiform scales 5.5–7.5+ 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).

2n

= 18.

= 18.

Townsendia hookeri

Townsendia smithii

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun. Flowering May.
Habitat Gravelly benches, sandy slopes Volcanic soils, pinyon or yellow pines
Elevation 700–1800 m (2300–5900 ft) 2000–2400 m (6600–7900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CO; ID; MT; ND; NE; SD; UT; WY; AB; BC; SK; YT
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from FNA
AZ
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 200. FNA vol. 20, p. 202.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia
Sibling taxa
T. annua, T. aprica, T. condensata, T. eximia, T. exscapa, T. fendleri, T. florifera, T. formosa, T. glabella, T. grandiflora, T. gypsophila, T. incana, T. jonesii, T. leptotes, T. mensana, T. microcephala, T. minima, T. montana, T. parryi, T. rothrockii, T. scapigera, T. smithii, T. spathulata, T. strigosa, T. texensis
T. annua, T. aprica, T. condensata, T. eximia, T. exscapa, T. fendleri, T. florifera, T. formosa, T. glabella, T. grandiflora, T. gypsophila, T. hookeri, T. incana, T. jonesii, T. leptotes, T. mensana, T. microcephala, T. minima, T. montana, T. parryi, T. rothrockii, T. scapigera, T. spathulata, T. strigosa, T. texensis
Synonyms T. nuttallii
Name authority Beaman: Contr. Gray Herb. 183: 95, plates 17, 20, figs. 5, 6. (1957) L. M. Shultz & A. H. Holmgren: Brittonia 32: 144, fig. 1. (1980)
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