paper flower

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1. •
   A plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.

   • prosopis (Syrian mesquite), sugarbeet, camelthorn, pigweed, potato, hemp, physalis, pepper, chrysanthemum, sesame, marigold, paper-flower, Mirabilis, carrot ... — 2000
2. •
   A plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.
3. •
   A plant, Psilostrophe cooperi, and its flower.

   • Between sites, small shrubs (zinnia, Zinnia pumila; paper flower, Psilostrophe cooperi) predominate. — 1990