| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia gypsophila Lowrey & P.J.Knight trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 46: 194 (1994) |
| Native Range | New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-2100m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 8-20mm, pilose, subcarnose, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, 3-seriate, phyllaries lanceolate, distinctly ciliate |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |