| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Townsendia hookeri Beaman trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 183: 95 (1957) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to w. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-1800m |
| Description | lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 5-25mm, carnose, strigose-sericeous, capitula solitary, sessile, involucre campanulate, 5-seriate, bracts lanceolate-linear |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Townsendia nuttallii Dorn |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |
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