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Townsendia strigosa

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Hairy Townsend-daisy

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1369311
Element CodePDAST9C130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusTownsendia
Concept Reference
Shultz, L.M., T.K. Lowrey, and Z.R. Coury. 2025. Townsendia raptora (Asteraceae: Astereae): A new narrow endemic species from Utah and Colorado (U.S.A.) J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 19(3): 157-165.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents Townsendia strigosa in the narrow sense, not including T. raptora, following Shultz et al. (2025) . Shultz et al. (2025) describe T. raptora (material of which previously included in T. strigosa var. prolixa) as distinct from T. strigosa and do not recognize varieties in T. strigosa.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-08-08
Change Date1984-01-19
Edition Date2025-10-01
Edition AuthorsEberly (2023), rev. A. Tomaino (2025)
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Townsendia strigosa is a biennial herb that occurs in the western United States in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. This species is uncommon across multiple states but little is known about threats or trends.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat is salt desert shrub, mixed desert shrub, and pinyon-juniper communities (Welsh et al. 2015).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralDesert
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationBIENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
0401010Ashley National Forest21,886
0401011Ashley National Forest30,062
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
0401019Ashley National Forest6,202
References (3)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Shultz, L.M., T.K. Lowrey, and Z.R. Coury. 2025. <i>Townsendia raptora </i>(Asteraceae: Astereae): A new narrow endemic species from Utah and Colorado (U.S.A.) J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 19(3): 157-165.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins. (Eds). 2015. A Utah flora, fifth edition, revised 2015. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah. 987 pp.