Townsendia fendleri

A. Gray

Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 70. 1849.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 199. Mentioned on page 195.

Perennials, 3–12 (–25+) cm. Stems decumbent to erect; internodes 5–10 (–20+) mm, pilose to strigose (surfaces seldom hidden by hairs). Leaves basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 6–20 (–35) × 1–2 (–3.5) mm, not fleshy, faces piloso-strigose to strigose. Heads at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves). Involucres ± campanulate to hemispheric, (5–) 7–13 mm diam. Phyllaries 22–40+ in 4–5 series, the longer ± lanceovate to lanceolate, 5–8 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute, abaxial faces strigose. Ray-florets 10–25+; corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 5–10 mm, usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent abaxially. Disc-florets (20–) 40–80; corollas 2–3.5+ mm. Cypselae 2–3+ mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform; pappi persistent; on ray cypselae 12–20 (–30) lanceolate to subulate scales 0.2–0.5 (–1.5) mm; on disc cypselae 15–25+ subulate to setiform scales 2.5–3+ mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils, desert scrub, pinyon/juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1200–2400 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Upon naming Townsendia fendleri, Gray stated that it “most resembles” T. fremontii Torrey & A. Gray (i.e., T. incana). I feel that the affinity of T. fendleri may be closer to T. strigosa than to T. incana.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Townsendia fendleri"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
A. Gray +
decurrent +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
narrowly oblanceolate;linear +
not fleshy +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
pinkish +  and white +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
obovate +  and oblanceolate +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Colo. +  and N.Mex. +
1200–2400 m +
hairy +, piloso-strigose +  and strigose +
scabrellous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Sandy or rocky soils, desert scrub, pinyon/juniper woodlands +
glochidiform +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
pilose +  and strigose +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
less campanulate;hemispheric +
glandular-puberulent +  and glabrous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
spreading;erect +
lance-deltate +  and lance-oblong +
dentate to pinnatifid +  and entire +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
12 +  and 20 +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
less lanceovate +  and lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
pitted +  and smooth +
convex;flat +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
15 +  and 25 +
subulate +  and setiform +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
decumbent +  and erect +
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 +
Compositae +
Townsendia fendleri +
Townsendia +
species +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +