Townsendia (plant)
| Townsend daisies | |
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| Townsendia parryi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Astranthiinae |
| Genus: | Townsendia Hook. |
| Type species | |
| Townsendia sericea (syn of T. exscapa)[1] | |
Townsendia is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
The genus is known commonly as Townsend daisies or as grounddaisies.[4][5] These annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers are native to western North America, frequently at high elevations. A number of taxa are tall, erect plants, like typical daisies. Others form small, dense, leafy rosettes, or have a more sprawling, prostrate appearance. Frequently, the flower heads are showy and attractive, with the ray florets in shades of pink, purple, blue, white, and, rarely, yellow.[6]
The genus name honors Pennsylvania botanist David Townsend (1787–1858).[2][6]
- Townsendia alpigena - Wyoming Townsend daisy - WY
- Townsendia annua - annual Townsend daisy - AZ UT CO NM TX
- Townsendia aprica - Last Chance Townsend daisy - UT
- Townsendia condensata - cushion Townsend daisy - UT CA WY ID MT ALB
- Townsendia eximia - NM CO
- Townsendia exscapa - stemless Townsend daisy - BC ALB SAS MAN IDMT ND SD NE WY CO KS OK TX NM AZ NV UT
- Townsendia fendleri - AZ NM CO
- Townsendia florifera - showy Townsend daisy - WA OR NV IDMT WY
- Townsendia formosa - AZ NM Chihuahua
- Townsendia glabella - CO
- Townsendia grandiflora - SD NE WY CO NM
- Townsendia gypsophila - gypsum-loving Townsend daisy - NM
- Townsendia hookeri - BC ALB SAS MT IDWY CO UT ND SD NE
- Townsendia incana - hoary Townsend daisy - AZ NM NV UT CO WY MT
- Townsendia jonesii - AZ NV UT
- Townsendia leptotes - common Townsend daisy - CA AZ NM NV UT CO WY MT ID
- Townsendia mensana - UT
- Townsendia mexicana - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, México State, Zacatecas
- Townsendia microcephala - WY
- Townsendia montana - MT ID OR WY UT CO
- Townsendia nuttalli - Nuttall's Townsend daisy - WY
- Townsendia parryi - Parry's Townsend daisy - BC ALB MT ID WY OR NV
- Townsendia rothrockii - Rothrock's Townsend daisy - CO
- Townsendia scapigera - tufted Townsend daisy - CA NV UT ID OR
- Townsendia smithii - Black Rock Townsend daisy - AZ
- Townsendia spathulata - sword Townsend daisy - MT WY
- Townsendia strigosa - NM AZ UT CO WY
- Townsendia texensis - Texas Townsend daisy - OK TX
- formerly included
see Xylorhiza
- Townsendia wrightii - Xylorhiza wrightii
References[edit]
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ a b Hooker, William Jackson. 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): 16 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson. 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): plate CXIX (119) full-page line drawings of Townsendia sericea, syn of T. exscapa
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Townsendia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "grounddaisies (Genus Townsendia)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 193 Townsendia Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 16, plate 119. 1834.
- ^ The Plant List search for Townsendia
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links[edit]
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Photo gallery
Media related to Townsendia at Wikimedia Commons
