| Common Name |
Wooly Paper Flower |
| Latin Name |
Psilostrophe tagetina |
| 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 1 foot, maximum 2 feet X 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Poisonous to livestock |
| Leaves |
Slender, fuzzy textured |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Thornless, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long
time eventually turning into dry and paper-like, fragrant |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and bees use flowers,
songbirds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62460/index.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Psilostrophe_tagetina.html |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PSTA |
| Images and data |
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/cgi-bin/plantview.cgi?_recordnum=1194 |
| Images and data |
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/NtoQ/psilotrophetaget.htm |
| Images, and data |
http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/psta.htm |
