Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Townsendia jonesii (Beaman) Reveal trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 30: 35 (1970) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3000m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 7-15mm, strigose, capitula sessile, involucre campanulate, 3-4-seriate, bracts lanceolate, acute, ligules 5-7mm, abaxially glandular |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 jonesii var. tumulosa Reveal Townsendia mensana var. jonesii Beaman |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |