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Cushion Townsendia Townsendia condensata 1999 This short-lived perennial of the high desert ranges grows outside the groves of ancient bristlecone pines in the White Mountains that straddle California and Nevada. The bristly, barbed hairs are attached to the top of the seed. In this way the uncommon flower is able to spread itself around by attaching to animals. This is a member of the sunflower family in which many flowers form heads that appear to be a single flower. Look for townsendia in small clumps on gravelly slopes above timberline.