Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Townsendia annua is a slightly smaller and annual version of our much more
common perennial, Townsendia exscapa. Townsendia annua has a small and clearly
annual root system. The flowerheads on Townsendia exscapa are sessile or nearly
so, while those on Townsendia annua are pedicellate or occur on a prostrate stem.
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Townsendia annua, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Road, May 9, 2008
Townsendia annua, pappus of barbed bristles and glochidiate hairy achenes, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Road, May 9, 2008
Townsendia annua, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
Townsendia annua, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
Townsendia annua, abaxial (underside) closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
Townsendia annua, leaf measurement, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
Townsendia annua, plant measurement, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
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