| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia smithii L.M.Shultz & A.H.Holmgren trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 32: 144 (1980) |
| Native Range | Arizona |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2400m |
| Description | leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 15-50mm, scabrous, capitula pedunculate, involucre hemispherical, bracts lanceolate-ovate, acuminate, strigose, ligules 6-12mm |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |