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Townsendia  Hook.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 38536

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Townsend daisy [English]
  
    townsendia
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2009   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusTownsendia Hook. – Townsend daisy, townsendia  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesTownsendia annua Beaman – annual Townsend daisy, annual Townsend-daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia aprica S.L. Welsh & Reveal – last chance Townsend daisy, Last Chance townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia condensata Parry ex A. Gray – cushion Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia eximia A. Gray – tall Townsend daisy, tall townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia exscapa (Richardson) Porter – stemless Townsend daisy, stemless townsend-daisy, stemless townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia fendleri A. Gray – Fendler's Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia florifer (Hook.) A. Gray – showy Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia formosa Greene – smooth Townsend daisy, smooth townsend-daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia glabella A. Gray – Gray's Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia grandiflora Nutt. – largeflower Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia gypsophila T.K. Lowrey & P.J. Knight – gypsum-loving Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia hookeri Beaman – Hooker's Townsend daisy, Hooker's townsendia, Hooker's townsend-daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia incana Nutt. – hoary Townsend daisy, hoary townsend-daisy, hoary townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia jonesii (Beaman) Reveal – Jones' Townsend daisy, Jones' townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia leptotes (A. Gray) Osterh. – common Townsend daisy, common townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia mensana M.E. Jones – table Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia microcephala Dorn – smallheaded Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia minima Eastw. – Wyoming Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia montana M.E. Jones – Wyoming Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia parryi D.C. Eaton – Parry's Townsend daisy, Parry's townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia rothrockii A. Gray ex Rothr. – Rothrock's Townsend daisy, Rothrock's townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia scapigera D.C. Eaton – tufted Townsend daisy, ground townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia smithii L.M. Shultz & A.H. Holmgren – Black Rock Townsend daisy, Black Rock townsend-daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia spathulata Nutt. – sword Townsend daisy 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia strigosa Nutt. – hairy Townsend daisy, hairy Townsend-daisy, hairy townsendia 
                                  SpeciesTownsendia texensis Larsen – Texas Townsend daisy, Texas townsendia 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John L. Strother   
  Notes: University Herbarium, University of California, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, Berkeley, CA 94720-2465, USA   
  Reference for: Townsendia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Townsendia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Townsendia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Townsendia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Townsendia   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: magnoliophyta  
    Apparently a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) insect genus Townsendia Williston, 1895 (TSN 132548)  
 

 

    


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