Psilostrophe cooperi |
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Cooper's paper daisy, paper flower, whitestem paperflower |
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Habit | Shrubs or subshrubs, (15–)25–30(–50+) cm. |
Stems | pannose (white). |
Peduncles | 35–60(–80+) mm. |
Involucres | 6–8 mm. |
Disc florets | (6–)10–17(–25). |
Heads | borne singly. |
Cypselae | usually glabrous, sometimes gland-dotted; pappi of 4–6 oblong to ± lanceolate scales 2–2.5 mm. |
Rays | 3–6; laminae (8–)12–20 mm, spreading to reflexed in fruit. |
2n | = 32. |
Psilostrophe cooperi |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Apr–Jun(–Dec). |
Habitat | Creosote-bush scrub, sandy washes |
Elevation | 100–2100 m (300–6900 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 454. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Psilostrophe |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Riddellia cooperi |
Name authority | (A. Gray) Greene: Pittonia 2: 176. (1891) |
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