Townsendia rothrockii |
Townsendia spathulata |
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Rothrock's Townsend daisy, Rothrock's townsendia |
sword Townsend daisy |
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Habit | Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). | Perennials, 1–2 cm (usually ± pulvinate). |
Stems | ± erect; internodes 0.1–1+ mm, glabrous or ± strigose. |
± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± villous. |
Leaves | basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 10–35 × 2–7 mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrous. |
basal and cauline, ± spatulate, 7–10(–20) × 1.5–2(–4) mm little, it at all, fleshy, faces ± villous or sericeous. |
Involucres | ± hemispheric, 12–28+ mm diam. |
± urceolate, 6–12(–16) mm diam. |
Ray florets | 18–40; corollas blue to purplish adaxially, laminae 8–16 mm, glabrous abaxially. |
12–30+; corollas white to pinkish adaxially, laminae 3–12 mm, abaxially usually glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrous. |
Disc florets | 60–100+; corollas 3.5–4.5+ mm. |
16–30+; corollas 4–5+ 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. |
16–24+ in 3–4 series, the longer lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–8(–9) mm (l/w = 4–7), apices usually acute, sometimes attenuate, abaxial faces ± villous to strigillose. |
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. |
2.5–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform or forked; pappi readily falling, of 14–30 subulate to setiform scales 4.5–6+ mm (± connate basally). |
2n | = 36 (apomicts). |
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Townsendia rothrockii |
Townsendia spathulata |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug. | Flowering May–Jun. |
Habitat | South slopes | Open ridges |
Elevation | 3600–4000 m (11800–13100 ft) | 1600–2300 m (5200–7500 ft) |
Distribution |
CO
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MT; WY
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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. 196. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Townsendia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | A. Gray ex Rothrock: Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6: 148. (1879) | Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 305. (1840) |
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