Stretched out strigose townsendia

Description:

Townsendia strigosa, this form treated as var. prolixa by Stan Welsh. Prolixa means stretched out and was first used by Marcus Jones to describe its habit but with a different specific epithet. It is best treated however as simply Townsendia strigosa.Growing here with Astragalus flavus var. flavus.Flowers can be white or pink.More information:www.flickr.com/photos/tonyfrates/16699075095/May 6, 2006, Duchesne County, Utah, approx. 5110 ft. elev.