| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia rothrockii A.Gray ex Rothr. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 148 (1879) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3600-4000m |
| Description | leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 10-35mm, subcarnose, glabrous, capitula sessile, involucre hemispherical, bracts glabrous, obovate, obtuse or acute, ligules 8-16mm |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |
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