Townsendia strigosa Nutt.

Hairy townsend daisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Townsendia

Characteristics

Biennials, (1–)3–10(–20) cm. Stems decumbent to erect; internodes 5–25 mm, piloso-strigose to strigillose (surfaces seldom hidden by hairs). Leaves basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate or linear, 12–30(–50) × 2–7(–9) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigose to strigillose. Heads at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves). Involucres ± campanulate, 5–20 mm diam. Phyllaries 20–24 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lance-ovate to lanceolate, 5–9 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces strigose. Ray florets 8–30+; corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 5–14 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent. Disc florets (8–)20–80(–100+); corollas 3.5–5 mm. Cypselae 3–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae 12–20+ lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.5+ mm; on disc cypselae 20–35 subulate to setiform scales 3.5–5.5 mm. 2n = 18.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Throat Aid (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Nose Medicine (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Images

Townsendia strigosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Townsendia strigosa world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255901-1
WFO ID wfo-0000065007
COL ID 7CJQ6
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Synonyms

Townsendia strigosa Townsendia strigosa var. prolixa Townsendia strigosa var. strigosa Townsendia incana var. prolixa