Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Harv.
                
                
                    
Source:
gcc
                
                
                    
Year:
1865
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Fl. Cap. 3: 173 (1865)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000119564
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Cooper's Pentzia
- Pentzia cooperi
- Cooperi Pentzia
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Pentzia cooperi (also called Cooper's Pentzia, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the southwestern United States. It has a basal rosette of leaves and yellow flowers. It grows in open woodlands, grasslands, and along roadsides.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Pentzia cooperi is used as an ornamental plant and is often used in rock gardens. It is also used to attract butterflies and other pollinators to gardens.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Pentzia cooperi has yellow flowers with a diameter of 1-2 cm. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and slender.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Pentzia cooperi is a perennial plant that is native to the southwestern United States. It can be propagated by seed or division. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate light frosts. It can be pruned back in late winter to encourage new growth.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Pentzia cooperi
                        
                            Pentzia cooperi is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.                        
                     
                
                                    
                        Pentzia cooperi FAQ
                        
                            What is the scientific name of Pentzia cooperi?
Pentzia cooperi
What is the common name of Pentzia cooperi?
Pentzia
What is the family of Pentzia cooperi?
Asteraceae
 
                     
                
                                    
                        Species in the Pentzia genus
                        
                            Pentzia spinescens, 
Pentzia calcarea, 
Pentzia incana, 
Pentzia sphaerocephala, 
Pentzia somalensis, 
Pentzia lanata, 
Pentzia laxa, 
Pentzia viridis, 
Pentzia eenii, 
Pentzia quinquefida, 
Pentzia peduncularis, 
Pentzia bolusii, 
Pentzia monodiana, 
Pentzia argentea, 
Pentzia tortuosa, 
Pentzia globosa, 
Pentzia punctata, 
Pentzia calva, 
Pentzia elegans, 
Pentzia monocephala, 
Pentzia nana, 
Pentzia dentata, 
Pentzia arabica, 
Pentzia pinnatisecta, 
Pentzia hesperidum, 
Pentzia cooperi, 
Pentzia tomentosa, 
Pentzia trifida, 
Pentzia oppositifolia, 
Pentzia limnophila, 
Pentzia stellata,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,