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Asteraceae

Stemless Townsend daisy

Townsendia exscapa (Richardson) Porter

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Townsendia

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Stemless Townsend daisy: Townsendia exscapa , Bear Den Canyon, San Andres Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, 24 Apr 2010.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Stemless Townsend daisy
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Náʼooltádii

Synonyms

  • Aster exscapus Richardson
  • Townsendia exscapa var. exscapa
  • Townsendia intermedia Rydb.
  • Townsendia sericea Hook.
  • Townsendia sericea var. sericea

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.