Townsendia rothrockii |
Townsendia hookeri |
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Rothrock's Townsend daisy, Rothrock's townsendia |
Hooker's Townsend daisy, Hooker's townsendia |
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Habit | Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). | Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). |
Stems | ± erect; internodes 0.1–1+ mm, glabrous or ± strigose. |
± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose. |
Leaves | basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 10–35 × 2–7 mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrous. |
basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 5–25(–40+) × 1–1.5(–3) mm, fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous, little, if at all. |
Involucres | ± hemispheric, 12–28+ mm diam. |
± campanulate, 8–18+ mm diam. |
Ray florets | 18–40; corollas blue to purplish adaxially, laminae 8–16 mm, glabrous abaxially. |
15–35; corollas white adaxially, laminae 8–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially. |
Disc florets | 60–100+; corollas 3.5–4.5+ mm. |
120–180+; corollas 4–5(–6+) mm. |
Phyllaries | 40–60+ in (3–)4–5+ series, the longer obovate to oblanceolate, 7–9+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces glabrous. |
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. |
Heads | ± sessile or on peduncles 5–25+ mm. |
± sessile. |
Cypselae | 4 mm, faces nearly glabrous (discs) or sparsely hairy (ray, hairs mostly at bases), hair tips glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae 12–20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.5 mm; on disc cypselae 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–6 mm. |
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. |
2n | = 36 (apomicts). |
= 18. |
Townsendia rothrockii |
Townsendia hookeri |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug. | Flowering Mar–Jun. |
Habitat | South slopes | Gravelly benches, sandy slopes |
Elevation | 3600–4000 m (11800–13100 ft) | 700–1800 m (2300–5900 ft) |
Distribution |
CO
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AK; CO; ID; MT; ND; NE; SD; UT; WY; AB; BC; SK; YT
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. The types of Townsendia rothrockii and T. glabella may be conspecific. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 202. | FNA vol. 20, p. 200. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | T. nuttallii | |
Name authority | A. Gray ex Rothrock: Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6: 148. (1879) | Beaman: Contr. Gray Herb. 183: 95, plates 17, 20, figs. 5, 6. (1957) |
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