Introductory
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



ABBREVIATION : 
TOWCON

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   TOCO2


COMMON NAMES : 
   cushion townsendia


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of cushion townsendia is
Townsendia condensata Eat.


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Cushion townsendia is globally rare and local.  It is critically
imperiled and sparse in Montana [6,9].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams, October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Townsendia condensata. In: Remainder of Citation

DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Cushion townsendia is distributed from Alberta southwest to east-central
California and southeast to western Montana, Wyoming, and Utah [5,6].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES44  Alpine


STATES : 
     CA  ID  MT  OR  UT  WA  WY  AB


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     GLAC  YELL


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    2  Cascade Mountains
    4  Sierra Mountains
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
    9  Middle Rocky Mountains
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K052  Alpine meadows and barren


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY

VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Cushion townsendia is a low, caespitose, native perennial with leaves
0.5 to 1.5 inches (12-35 mm) long.  The rays are 8 to 16 mm long and are
white, pink, or lavender [7].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Hemicryptophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Cushion townsendia reproduces sexually by seed [2].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Cushion townsendia grows on exposed alpine ridges, rocky barren slopes,
and alpine tundra.  It was reported on rocky soil weathered from shale
on the southwest-facing summit of an alpine ridge and on a limestone
shingle of a windswept ridge.  It was growing with Eriogonum androsaceum
and Dryopteris octapela [5,7,9,10].  It was reported at 8,100 to 10,500
feet (2,610-3,390 m) in Montana [6], 11,050 to 11,250 feet (3,565-3,630
m) in Utah [10], and 7,000 to 11,800 feet (2,120-3,600 m) in Wyoming
[2].
 


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Cushion townsendia flowers in late June and July [5].

FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

REFERENCES
SPECIES: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia 



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Related categories for Species: Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsendia