Asteraceae
Smooth Townsend daisy
Townsendia formosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Townsendia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smooth Townsend daisy
Synonyms
- Townsendia pinetorum Greene ex A.Nelson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Townsendia
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- Hooker's Townsend daisyTownsendia hookeriAsteraceae
- Tufted Townsend daisyTownsendia scapigeraAsteraceae
- Annual Townsend daisyTownsendia annuaAsteraceae
- Hoary Townsend daisyTownsendia incanaAsteraceae
- Jones' Townsend daisyTownsendia jonesiiAsteraceae
- Wyoming Townsend daisyTownsendia montanaAsteraceae
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- Hairy Townsend daisyTownsendia strigosaAsteraceae
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.