| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 306 (1840) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-2000m |
| Description | lower leaves spathulate or linear, 1-3cm, strigose, capitula terminal, solitary, involucre campanulate, 3-4-seriate, bracts lanceolate-ovate, acute, ligules 5-14mm long |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in spring |
| Synonyms | Townsendia incana var. prolixa M.E.Jones Townsendia strigosa var. prolixa (M.E.Jones) S.L.Welsh |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |