| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia parryi Eaton trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Amer. Naturalist 8: 212 (1874) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | lower leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 2-4cm, strigose or glabrescent, capitula terminal, solitary, involucre subspherical, bracts lanceolate, acute, ligules 7-15mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
| Synonyms | Townsendia parryi var. alpina A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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