| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia leptotes (A.Gray) Osterh. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Muhlenbergia 4: 69 (1908) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2300-3800m |
| Description | lower leaves spathulate to narrowly obovate, 1-3cm, strigose or glabrescent, capitula sessile, involucre campanulate, 4-5-seriate, bracts lanceolate, acute, ligules 5-7mm |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white, pinkish, blue |
| 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 sericea var. leptotes A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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