| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia florifera (Hook.) A.Gray trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Notes Compositae: 84 (1880) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-2300m |
| Description | stems hirsute, stem leaves to 3cm long, shorter than basal leaves, capitula solitary, ligules 15-30, 1-2cm in diam.; usually biennial |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
| Synonyms | Erigeron florifer Hook. Haplopappus florifer (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Stenotus florifer (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray Townsendia florifera var. communis M.E.Jones Townsendia florifera var. watsonii (A.Gray) Cronquist Townsendia watsonii A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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