Townsendia hookeri

Beaman

Contr. Gray Herb. 183: 95, plates 17, 20, figs. 5, 6. 1957.

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Townsendia nuttallii Dorn
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 200. Mentioned on page 195.
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Perennials, 1–3 cm (± pulvinate). Stems ± erect; internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose. Leaves basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 5–25(–40+) × 1–1.5(–3) mm, fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous, little, if at all. Heads ± sessile. Involucres ± campanulate, 8–18+ mm diam. Phyllaries 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. Ray florets 15–35; corollas white adaxially, laminae 8–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially. Disc florets 120–180+; corollas 4–5(–6+) mm. Cypselae 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 = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Gravelly benches, sandy slopes
Elevation: 700–1800 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nebr., N.Dak., S.Dak., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Townsendia hookeri"
John L. Strother +
Beaman +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
700–1800 m +
Gravelly benches, sandy slopes +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
Contr. Gray Herb. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Townsendia nuttallii +
Townsendia hookeri +
Townsendia +
species +