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Asteraceae

Hairy Townsend daisy

Townsendia strigosa Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Townsendia

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Hairy Townsend daisy: Hairy Townsend daisy (Townsendia strigosa), Aster family (Asteraceae). East side of the Starvation Reservoir, Starvation State Park, Utah.
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Hairy Townsend daisy

Synonyms

  • Townsendia strigosa var. prolixa (M.E.Jones) S.L.Welsh
  • Townsendia strigosa var. strigosa

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
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.