What is "townsendia"

Townsendia is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the daisy family.

The genus is known commonly as Townsend daisies. These annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers are native to western North America, frequently at high elevations. A number of taxa are tall, erect plants, like typical daisies. Others form small, dense, leafy rosettes, or have a more sprawling, prostrate appearance. Frequently, the flower heads are showy and attractive, with the ray florets in shades of pink, purple, blue, white, and, rarely, yellow.

The genus name honors Pennsylvania botanist David Townsend, 1787–1858.

1. Townsendia alpigena - Wyoming Townsend daisy - WY
2. Townsendia annua - annual Townsend daisy - AZ UT CO NM TX
3. Townsendia aprica - Last Chance Townsend daisy - UT
4. Townsendia condensata - cushion Townsend daisy - UT CA WY ID MT ALB
5. Townsendia eximia - NM CO
6. Townsendia exscapa - stemless Townsend daisy - BC ALB SAS MAN ID MT ND SD NE WY CO KS OK TX NM AZ NV UT
7. Townsendia fendleri - AZ NM CO
8. Townsendia florifer - showy Townsend daisy - WA OR NV ID MT WY
9. Townsendia formosa - AZ NM Chihuahua
10. Townsendia glabella - CO
11. Townsendia grandiflora - SD NE WY CO NM
12. Townsendia gypsophila - gypsum-loving Townsend daisy - NM
13. Townsendia hookeri - BC ALB SAS MT ID WY CO UT ND SD NE
14. Townsendia incana - hoary Townsend daisy - AZ NM NV UT CO WY MT
15. Townsendia jonesii - AZ NV UT
16. Townsendia leptotes - common Townsend daisy - CA AZ NM NV UT CO WY MT ID
17. '' Townsendia mensana '' - UT
18. '' Townsendia mexicana '' - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, México State, Zacatecas
19. '' Townsendia microcephala '' - WY
20. Townsendia montana - MT ID OR WY UT CO
21. Townsendia nuttalli - Nuttall's Townsend daisy - WY
22. Townsendia parryi - Parry's Townsend daisy - BC ALB MT ID WY OR NV
23. Townsendia rothrockii - Rothrock's Townsend daisy - CO
24. Townsendia scapigera - tufted Townsend daisy - CA NV UT ID OR
25. Townsendia smithii - Black Rock Townsend daisy - AZ
26. Townsendia spathulata - sword Townsend daisy - MT WY
27. Townsendia strigosa - NM AZ UT CO WY
28. Townsendia texensis - Texas Townsend daisy - OK TX

see Xylorhiza

• Townsendia wrightii - Xylorhiza wrightii