| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia exscapa (Richardson) Porter trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club. 5: 321 (1894) |
| Native Range | wc. & c. Canada to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1300-3300m |
| Description | taproot, leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 2-5cm long, capitula large, sessile or subsessile amongst erect leaves, involucre 12-16mm high, ligules 12-18mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
| Synonyms | Aster exscapus Richardson Townsendia exscapa var. wilcoxiana A.Nelson Townsendia intermedia Rydb. ex Britton Townsendia sericea Hook. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |