Townsendia jonesii |
Townsendia strigosa |
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Jones' Townsend daisy, Jones' townsendia |
hairy Townsend-daisy, hairy townsendia |
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Habit | Perennials, 1–2(–4) cm (usually ± pulvinate). | Biennials, (1–)3–10(–20) cm. |
Stems | ± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous to strigose. |
decumbent to erect; internodes 5–25 mm, piloso-strigose to strigillose (surfaces seldom hidden by hairs). |
Leaves | basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 7–15(–35+) × 1–2(–4+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± scabrellous to strigose. |
basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate or linear, 12–30(–50) × 2–7(–9) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigose to strigillose. |
Involucres | ± campanulate, 8–14 mm diam. |
± campanulate, 5–20 mm diam. |
Ray florets | 13–21; corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–7+ mm, ± densely glandular-puberulent abaxially. |
8–30+; corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 5–14 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent. |
Disc florets | 40–80+; corollas 4.5–5+ mm. |
(8–)20–80(–100+); corollas 3.5–5 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. |
20–24 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lance-ovate to lanceolate, 5–9 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces strigose. |
Heads | usually ± sessile, sometimes on scapiform peduncles 5–15+ mm. |
at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves). |
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. |
3–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae 12–20+ lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.5+ mm; on disc cypselae 20–35 subulate to setiform scales 3.5–5.5 mm. |
2n | = 18. |
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Townsendia jonesii |
Townsendia strigosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. | Flowering May–Jun. |
Habitat | Rocky slopes, limestone slopes with pinyons | Open sites, sands, shales, clays with desert scrub, junipers, pinyons |
Elevation | 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft) | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NV; UT
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AZ; CO; NM; UT; WY
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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.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 202. | FNA vol. 20, p. 199. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | T. mensana var. jonesii | T. strigosa var. prolixa |
Name authority | (Beaman) Reveal: Great Basin Naturalist 30: 35. (1970) | Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 306. (1840) |
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