Anaphalis margaritacea
species of plant
Anaphalis margaritacea, commonly known as the western pearly everlasting or pearly everlasting, is an Asian and North American species of flowering perennial plant in the family Asteraceae.
Description
A. margaritacea grows erect up to about 90 centimetres (3 feet) tall, with narrow, alternate leaves up to 12.5 cm (5 inches). The undersides of the leaves are densely covered in tiny hairs. The stems are dry and brittle. The whitish to yellowish flower grows to about 6 millimetres (1⁄4 in) across as part of a corymb inflorescence, the most conspicuous part of which is the numerous pearly white bracts that surround the disc florets. It blooms between June and September.
The plant is dioecious, meaning the pollen-producing (male) and seed-producing (female) flowers are borne on separate plants.
Taxonomy
Varieties and subspecies
Anaphalis margaritacea var. cinnamomea (DC.) Herder ex Maxim.
Anaphalis margaritacea subsp.
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