Townsendia
Hook., 1834
grounddaisies
Species Guides
3Townsendia is a North American of herbs in the Asteraceae , commonly known as grounddaisies. typically form low-growing rosettes with showy capitula and exhibit specialized reproductive strategies including sexual diploidy and apomictic . Some species display narrow specialization, such as T. lemhiensis which is restricted to ashy white soils in Idaho. The genus shows patterns of geographic linked to glacial history.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Townsendia: /taʊnˈsɛndiə/
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Distribution
North America; primarily western North America including Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and northern Yukon/Beringia regions
Life Cycle
herbaceous; flowering timing varies by and elevation, with some species flowering in mid-May at higher elevations