| Common Name |
Paper Flower, Whitestem Paperflower, Cooper's Paper
Daisey |
| Latin Name |
Psilostrophe cooperi |
| Native Habitat |
Between
2,000 feet and 5,000 feet in southwest |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
1 foot X 2 feet, maximum 2 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Slender, green on top, silver on bottom |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Hummingbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long
time eventually turning into dry and paper-like, used for dry
arrangements |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies bees use flowers,
songbirds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Psilostrophe_cooperi.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/yellows/yellow05.html |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/874.htm |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PSILO3 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Psilostrophe_cooperi.html |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Psilostrophe+cooperi |
| Images, and data |
http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/wflow_copa.htm |
