Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Townsendia jonesii (Beaman) Reveal trib. Astereae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 2100-3000m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 7-15mm, strigose, capitula sessile, involucre campanulate, 3-4-seriate, bracts lanceolate, acute, ligules 5-7mm, abaxially glandular |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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