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Photo by Stan Shebs, Calscape.org.


Photo by Neal Kramer, Calscape.org.

Author:  Edward Lee Greene, 1891
Family:  ASTERACEAE
Origin:  California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico; U.S.A., Northern Mexico
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  3 Centimetres
Height:  50 Centimetres
Flower:  Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  Paper Daisy, Whitestem Paperflower, Cooper's Paperflower
Synonyms:  Riddellia cooperi, A. Gray, 1868

This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name in 1891 by Edward Lee Greene. It is found in the U.S.A. and Northern Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow to three centimetres, and the plant to 50 centimetres. The flowers are yellow, and the plant can only be reproduced by seeds.

The genera name from the Greek psilo; 'naked' and trophe; 'loving' or 'to turn'. The species name after Dr. James G. Cooper, 19th century geologist.