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Jones' Townsend daisy, Jones' townsendia

Habit Perennials, 1–2(–4) cm (usually ± pulvinate).
Stems

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous to strigose.

Leaves

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 7–15(–35+) × 1–2(–4+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± scabrellous to strigose.

Involucres

± campanulate, 8–14 mm diam.

Ray florets

13–21;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–7+ mm, ± densely glandular-puberulent abaxially.

Disc florets

40–80+;

corollas 4.5–5+ mm.

Phyllaries

20–28 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 4–8 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), sometimes glabrate, apices acute, abaxial faces usually sparsely strigillose.

Heads

usually ± sessile, sometimes on scapiform peduncles 5–15+ mm.

Cypselae

2–3(–4+) mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform or forked;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 20–24 subulate to setiform scales 3–4+ mm;

on disc cypselae 20–24 subulate to setiform scales 4–6(–8) mm.

Townsendia jonesii

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Rocky slopes, limestone slopes with pinyons
Elevation 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NV; UT
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Discussion

The current circumscription of Townsendia jonesii is, perhaps, too lumpy. Some lumps might be better treated as distinct species and/or included within the circum-scription of T. scapigera.

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 202.
Parent taxa 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. hookeri, T. incana, T. leptotes, T. mensana, T. microcephala, T. minima, T. montana, T. parryi, T. rothrockii, T. scapigera, T. smithii, T. spathulata, T. strigosa, T. texensis
Synonyms T. mensana var. jonesii
Name authority (Beaman) Reveal: Great Basin Naturalist 30: 35. (1970)
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