Paperflower Daisy Seeds (Psilostrophe Cooperi) -30 seeds- Desert Wildflower These were gathered wild in the Mojave desert in 2022 Psilostrophe cooperi is a flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Cooper's paper daisy and whitestem paperflower. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, the Southwestern United States, and northwestern Mexico Also Called: Cooper's Paperflower, Paper Daisy, Paper Flower The daisylike flower heads have 3 to 8 deeply toothed golden-yellow ray florets. The flower heads are often bunched together at the tops of the stems in a rounded spray. The ray flowers persist for a time and then dry and become papery while maintaining their yellow color. The 3 toothed corollas of the dried ray flowers fold back over the phyllaries Psilostrophe cooperi is perennial shrub with stems rising from a woody base to form that a nearly spherical form. It is a low, spreading bush with pale green, hairy foliage. It drops its leaves in drought conditions