Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Townsendia mensana M.E.Jones trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Contr. W. Bot. 13: 15 (1910) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate to lanceolate-linear, 1-4cm, strigose, capitula solitary, sessile, involucre campanulate, 4-5-seriate, bracts lanceolate, acute |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |