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Silky Townsend-daisy - Townsendia exscapa

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Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR

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General Description
Perennial with a branched caudex, forming small mats. Stems ca.1 cm, inconspicuous. Herbage strigose. Leaves linear-oblanceolate, 1–4 cm long. Involucre broadly campanulate, 12–20 mm high; phyllaries ciliate, acute to acuminate, purple-tipped. Rays white to pink; ligules 10–13 mm long. Disk corollas 8–10 mm long, shorter than the pappus. Achenes 3–5 mm long, pubescent with hairs branched at the tip (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Present
 


Range Comments
AB to MB south to NV, AZ, NM and TX (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 2

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References
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • Seipel, T.F. 2006. Plant species diversity in the sagebrush steppe of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 87 p.
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Silky Townsend-daisy — Townsendia exscapa.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from