| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia texensis Larsen trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 15 (1927) |
| Native Range | Oklahoma to Texas |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1300m |
| Description | lower leaves oblanceolate to lanceolate-linear, 2-5cm, strigose, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, 4-5-seriate, bracts lanceolate, acute, ligules 9-18mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |