CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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Townsendia aprica
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Townsendia aprica is Fully Sponsored |
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Primary
custodian for this plant in the CPC National Collection of Endangered
Plants is: |
Sylvia Torti contributed to this Plant Profile. |
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Listed as a threatened species in 1985 (USFWS 1985). A stemless, low-growing perennial with leaves and flowers that are born at ground level. Flowers are disproportionately large with yellow to golden rays. The lastchance townsendia is a specialist on Arapien and Mancos Shale formations and co-occurs with pinyon-juniper vegetation, blue grama, black sagebrush, snakeweed and little rabbitbrush. Plants flower in April and May and are pollinated by at least eight species of solitary bees.
State Range
Distribution
Number Left
State/Area Protection
Ecological Relationships
Threats
Current Research Summary
Current Management Summary
Research Management Needs
Ex Situ Needs
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References |
Welsh, S.L.; Thorne, R.F. 1979. Illustrated Manual of Proposed Endangered and Threatened Plants of Utah. Denver, CO: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service. 318p. |
Tepedino, V.J. 2002. Section III. Environmental Monitoring. III.5 The Reproductive Biology of Rare Rangeland Plants and Their Vulnerability to Insecticides. Grasshoppers: Their biology, identification and management, User Handbook. |
Clark, D.J.; Groebner, C.M. Determining Habitat Potential and Surveying for Nine Rare Plant Species in South-Central Utah. Southwestern rare and endangered plants: proceedings of the third conference; September 25-28; Flagstaff, AZ. In: Maschinski, Joyce; Holter, Louella, editors. 2000. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fort Collins, CO (Proceedings RMRS-P-23). p 38-43. |
Heil, K.D.; Porter, M.; Flemming, R.; Rome, W. Rare Plant Diversity Between Capital Reef National Park and Canyonlands, Arches National Parks and Bridges National Monument of Southeastern Utah. Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference; 30 March - 2 April; Santa Fe, NM. In: Sivinski, R.; Lightfoot, K., editors. 1992. New Mexico Forestry and Resources Conservation Division. p 78-102. |
(2002). Rare Plant Profiles. [Searchable Web site] State of Utah Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources. http://www.utahcdc.usu.edu/rsgis2/Search/SearchSelection.asp?Group=PLANT&Species=PLANT. Accessed: 2002. |
1988. Threatened and Endangered Plants Summary. Sego Lily: Newsletter of the Utah Native Plant Society. 15: 2. |
Beaman, J.H. 1957. The Systematics and Evolution of Townsendia (Compositae). Contributions from The Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 183: 1-151. |
Boyack, A. 1988. Threatened and Endangered Species Conference. Sego Lily: Newsletter of the Utah Native Plant Society. 15: 1, 10. |
Reveal, J.L. 1970. Utah species of Townsendia. Great Basin Naturalist. 30, 1: 26-29. |
Tepedino, V.J.; Sipes, S.D.; Griswold, T.L. In prep. Reproductive biology of a rare spring composite of the Colorado Plateau: Townsendia aprica. for submission to the Western North American Naturalist. |
USFWS. 1976. Proposed Endangered Status for 1700 U.S. Plants. Federal Register. 41: 24523-24572. |
USFWS. 1984. Proposal to Determine Townsendia aprica to be an Endangered Species. Federal Register. 49, 104: 22352-22355. |
USFWS. 1984. Three Plants Proposed for Listing. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin. 9, 6: 10. |
USFWS. 1985. Final Endangered Species Act Protection for Four Plants and Three Fishes. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin. 10, 9: 6. |
USFWS. 1985. Fule to Determine Townsendia aprica (Last Chance Townsendia) to be a Threatened Species. Federal Register. 50, 162: 33734-33737. |
Welsh, S.L. 1968. A New Species of Townsendia (Compositae) from Utah. Brittonia. 20, 4: 375-377. |
Welsh, S.L. 1983. Utah Flora: Compositae (Asteraceae). Great Basin Naturalist. 43, 2: 179-357. |
Jones, A. 2001. Review and Analysis of Cattle Grazing Effects in the Arid West, with Implications for BLM Grazing Managment in Southern Utah: A literature review submitted in southern Utah. The Wild Utah Project. |
MacBryde, B. 1984. Supplemental Status Information: Townsendia aprica. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. p.1. |
USFWS. 1993. Last Chance Townsendia (Townsendia aprica) Recovery Plan. Denver, Colorado: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. p.18. |
Welsh, S.L. 1978. Status Report: Townsendia aprica. Denver, CO: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. p.6. |
| This profile was updated on 3/4/2010 |