OregonFlora: Anaphalis margaritacea

	Anaphalis margaritacea
	pearly everlasting
Habit	Plants dioecious, 1–10+ dm.
Leaves	2–12 cm, 1-veined.
Involucres	5–7 × 6–8(10) mm.
Fruits	0.5–1 mm; stipe-like at base; pappus bristles 10–20, 3–4 mm.
Outer florets	corollas 3–4 mm, yellow.
Inner florets	corollas ~3 mm, pale yellow.
2n	=28.

	Anaphalis margaritacea
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Forests, meadows, grassy hillsides, beaches, deflation plains, clearcuts, streambanks, rock outcrops, talus, roadsides, from sea level to alpine, in various soils. Flowering May–Oct. 0–2500 m. BW, Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Est, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to AK, east to SC, ME, adjacent Canada, south to northern Mexico; Asia, introduced in Europe. Native. At first glance, the bright white phyllaries of this species may be mistaken for petals.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 172 Kenton Chambers
Synonyms	Anaphalis margaritacea var. margaritacea, Anaphalis margaritacea var. occidentalis, Anaphalis margaritacea var. subalpina
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Anaphalis margaritacea

pearly everlasting

Habit

Plants dioecious, 1–10+ dm.

Leaves

2–12 cm, 1-veined.

Involucres

5–7 × 6–8(10) mm.

Fruits

0.5–1 mm; stipe-like at base;

pappus bristles 10–20, 3–4 mm.

Outer florets

corollas 3–4 mm, yellow.

Inner florets

corollas ~3 mm, pale yellow.

=28.

Anaphalis margaritacea

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Forests, meadows, grassy hillsides, beaches, deflation plains, clearcuts, streambanks, rock outcrops, talus, roadsides, from sea level to alpine, in various soils. Flowering May–Oct. 0–2500 m. BW, Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Est, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to AK, east to SC, ME, adjacent Canada, south to northern Mexico; Asia, introduced in Europe. Native.

At first glance, the bright white phyllaries of this species may be mistaken for petals.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 172
Kenton Chambers

Synonyms

Anaphalis margaritacea var. margaritacea, Anaphalis margaritacea var. occidentalis, Anaphalis margaritacea var. subalpina

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