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Asteraceae

Showy Townsend daisy

Townsendia florifer (Hook.) A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Townsendia

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Showy Townsend daisy: Like many plants of undisturbed sagebrush steppe this species is rarely if ever found roadside, trailside, or streamside.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Showy Townsend daisy

Synonyms

  • Erigeron florifer Hook.
  • Haplopappus florifer Hook. & Arn.
  • Stenotus florifer Torr. & A.Gray
  • Townsendia florifer var. florifer

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.