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Asteraceae
Last Chance Townsendia
Townsendia aprica
Resilience against all odds.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Townsendia
- Native to
- Utah, United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 1-3 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rocky, arid, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 5-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the rarest plants in North America, found only in a few locations in Wayne and Sevier counties, Utah.
- Listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act since 1985.
- The tiny plant grows in harsh desert soils derived from the Green River shale formation.
- Its bright yellow daisy-like flowers appear disproportionately large compared to its minuscule rosette of leaves.
- Livestock grazing and off-road vehicles are among the primary threats to its extremely limited wild populations.
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