Townsendia minima

Eastwood

Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 206. 1936.

EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Townsendia alpigena var. minima (Eastwood) Dorn
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 202. Mentioned on page 195.

Perennials, 1–2+ cm (± pulvinate). Stems ± erect; internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose. Leaves basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate, 5–10 (–15+) × 1.5–3+ mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrate. Heads ± sessile. Involucres ± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam. Phyllaries 20–28 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–7 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), sometimes glabrate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces usually ± strigillose. Ray-florets 8–21; corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 4–8 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-puberulent. Disc-florets 20–40+; corollas 3–4 mm. Cypselae 2–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire or forked; pappi persistent, 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm. 2n = 27 (apomicts).


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, talus
Elevation: 1800–3100 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Townsendia minima"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
obtuse;acute +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
Eastwood +
decurrent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
spatulate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
pinkish +  and white +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
obovate +  and oblanceolate +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
1800–3100 m +
hairy +, glabrate +  and strigose +
scabrellous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Rocky slopes, talus +
forked +  and entire +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
campanulate +
glandular-puberulent +  and glabrous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
spreading;erect +
lance-deltate +  and lance-oblong +
dentate to pinnatifid +  and entire +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
15 +  and 30 +
subulate +  and setiform +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
pitted +  and smooth +
convex;flat +
12 +  and 35 +
less lanceolate or subulate +  and setiform +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
villous +, strigose +, strigillose +, sericeous +, piloso-strigose +, piloso-hirsute +, pilose +, hispidulous +, glabrous +  and glabrate +
strigoso-scabrellous +  and scabrellous +
lance-deltate +  and attenuate +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Townsendia alpigena var. minima +
Townsendia minima +
Townsendia +
species +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +