Townsendia hookeri | |
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A blooming mat of Townsendia hookeri growing on a gravel slope | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Townsendia |
Species: | T. hookeri
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Binomial name | |
Townsendia hookeri Beaman
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Townsendia hookeri is a perennial, flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is often referred to by the common names Easter daisy or Hooker's Townsend daisy.[2] Named after 19th century botanist William Jackson Hooker, T. hookeri shares the genus Townsendia with at least 28 other species at this time.