Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Townsendia
Species: gypsophila
Gypsum Townsend's Aster - Townsendia gypsophila
603997
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Caespitose or pulvinate, taprooted perennial, 2-10 cm tall; stems intricately branched; leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 8-20 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, strigose-canescent to canescent basally, moderately succulent; heads terminal; peduncles 3-8 mm long, densely canescent; involucre turbinate or campanulate; receptacle setose; phyllaries in 3-4 series, 2-4 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, lanceolate, broadly scarious-margined, the margins prominently ciliate; ray florets 7-15, 4.0-7.5 mm long, corollas white or tinged with pink adaxially, lamina 3-5.5 mm long; disk corollas yellow or tinged with pink; achenes oblanceolate, compressed, densely pubescent with glochidiate hairs in ray achenes; pappus heteromorphic, that of the ray floret absent or coroniform of minute squamellae less than 0.3 mm long; disk floret pappus of white barbellate bristles, 2.3-3.2 mm long, equaling the disk corollas. Flowers April to October.
Status
Global Rank: G2
State Rank: S2
State Status: E
Federal Status:
USFS Status:
BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE
SWAP Status:
NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 8
Number of Mapped Locations: 1024
Number of Observations: 1061
Observation date range: 08-01-1967
to 10-25-2021
External Links
Year
1999
Citation New Mexico State University Herbarium. 1999. Excel spreadsheet containing specimen records at the NMSU herbarium.
Reference Code
D99NMC01NMUS
Year
1993
Citation Chapman, Wood and Griswold, Inc. 1993. Townsendia gypsophila population locations and size mapped on Holy Ghost Spring USGS 7.5" quad. (part of U93CHA01NMUS)
Reference Code
M93CHA01NMUS
Year
1993
Citation Chapman, Wood and Griswold, Inc. 1993. Townsendia gypsophila population locations and size mapped on San Ysidro USGS 7.5" quad (part of U93CHA01NMUS).
Reference Code
M93CHA03NMUS
Year
2014
Citation Lowrey, T. and T. Hafler. 2014. Survey of state trust land for Townsendia gypsophila Lowrey & P. Knight (Asteraceae) and Abronia bigelovii Heimerl. Report prepared for NM State Land Office. 8p.
Reference Code
R14LOW01NMUS
Year
1997
Citation Sivinski, R. 1997. Endangered Plant Study. Sante Fe, NM: New Mexico Forestry Division; Performance Report E-9-11. 97p.
Reference Code
R97SIV01NMUS
Year
92
Citation S92LIGSBNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S92LIGSBNMUS
Year
92
Citation S92LOWLCNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S92LOWLCNMUS
Year
2015
Citation Roth, D. and R. Sivinski. 2015. Survey and status report for rare gypsophilic plants in the Ojito/White Mesa area of Sandoval County, New Mexico. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and RCS Southwest, Santa Fe, NM.
Reference Code
U15ROT10NMUS
Year
2016
Citation Roth, Daniela. 2016. Status survey for Gypsum Townsend's Aster (Townsendia gypsophila), Sivinski's Scorpionweed (Phacelia sivinskii), Todilto Stickleaf (Mentzelia todiltoensis), and Tufted Snad Verbena (Abronia bigelovii) on Zia Pueblo Lands in Sandoval C
Reference Code
U16ROT01NMUS
Year
2016
Citation SEINet. 2016. Downloaded New Mexico data for tracked plants for NM Plant Conservation Strategy.
Reference Code
U16SEI01NMUS
Year
1991
Citation Sivinski, R. 1991. Letter to Douglas F. Irving of Chapman, Wood, and Griswold, Inc. Concerning proposed mining impact on Townsendia gypsophila occurring in Sec. 16, T15NR1E.
Reference Code
U91SIV12NMUS
Year
1992
Citation Lightfoot, K. 1992. Field notes on trip with Anne Cully and Theresa Prenduzi to Townsendia gypsophila sites.
Reference Code
U92LIG01NMUS
Year
1994
Citation Duncan, S. 1994. Biology volunteer project. Under direction of Dwain Vincent, BLM Rio Puerco District
Reference Code
U94DUN01NMUS
Year
1994
Citation Lowrey, T. and P.J. Knight. 1994. A status survey for Townsendia gypsophila. 19 p.
Reference Code
U94LOW01NMUS
Year
1994
Citation Metric Corporation. 1994. A threatened and endangered floral and wildlife survey of proposed seismic corridors, Sandoval Co., New Mexico. Prepared for Vastar Resources Inc., Houston, Texas. 17p + appendices.
Reference Code
U94MET01NMUS
Year
1994
Citation Vincent, D. 1994. The gypsophilous plants of the White Mesa Area of New Mexico. BLM, Rio Puerco Resource Area.
Reference Code
U94VIN02NMUS
