Psilostrophe cooperi |
Psilostrophe sparsiflora |
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Cooper's paper daisy, paper flower, whitestem paperflower |
greenstem paperflower |
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Habit | Shrubs or subshrubs, (15–)25–30(–50+) cm. | Biennials or perennials (rarely flowering first year), 10–40+ cm. |
Stems | pannose (white). |
± strigillose (greenish, sometimes ± villous in proximal axils). |
Peduncles | 35–60(–80+) mm. |
8–12(–25+) mm. |
Involucres | 6–8 mm. |
4–6 mm. |
Ray florets | (1–)2–3(–4); corolla laminae (6–)8–10+ mm, reflexed in fruit. |
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Disc florets | (6–)10–17(–25). |
7–9. |
Heads | borne singly. |
in ± corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | usually glabrous, sometimes gland-dotted; pappi of 4–6 oblong to ± lanceolate scales 2–2.5 mm. |
usually glabrous, sometimes gland-dotted; pappi of 4–5 lanceolate to lance-subulate scales 2–3 mm. |
Rays | 3–6; laminae (8–)12–20 mm, spreading to reflexed in fruit. |
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2n | = 32. |
= 32. |
Psilostrophe cooperi |
Psilostrophe sparsiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Apr–Jun(–Dec). | Flowering May–Sep. |
Habitat | Creosote-bush scrub, sandy washes | Grasslands, pinyon-juniper scrub, sagebrush scrub, yellow pine forests |
Elevation | 100–2100 m (300–6900 ft) | 900–2200 m (3000–7200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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AZ; NM; UT
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 454. | FNA vol. 21, p. 454. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Psilostrophe | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Psilostrophe |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Riddellia cooperi | Riddellia tagetina var. sparsiflora |
Name authority | (A. Gray) Greene: Pittonia 2: 176. (1891) | (A. Gray) A. Nelson: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 23. (1903) |
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