Anaphalis margaritacea

Taxobox
name = Western Pearly Everlasting


image_width = 250px
image_caption = Close-up photo of the capitula
status = G5
status_system = TNC
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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
subfamilia = Asteroideae
tribus = Gnaphalieae
genus = "Anaphalis"
species = "A. margaritacea"
binomial = "Anaphalis margaritacea"
binomial_authority = (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. (1873)Sources: NatureServe,Citation
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contribution = Anaphalis margaritacea
title = NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1.
date =
location = Arlington, Virginia
year =2006
contribution-url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Anaphalis+margaritacea+
accessdate = 2007-06-27 ] IPNI,IPNI
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date = 2008-06-08] GRINcite web
url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3086
title = Taxon: "Anaphalis margaritacea" (L.) Benth. & Hook. f.
accessdate = 2008-06-08
author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network
date = 1999-12-19
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work = Taxonomy for Plants
publisher = USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ]

"Anapahlis margaritacea", commonly known as the Western Pearly Everlasting, is a perennial herb in the composite family. Since it is the only North American species it is often simply called Pearly Everlasting in the United States and Canada. However, it is also native in Asia and has been widely introduced in Europe. It grows erect up to heights of about 1 metre and has narrow, alternate leaves. One salient feature is that the undersides of the leaves are covered in tiny hairs, giving them a wooly feel and appearance. The stems are dry and brittle. The flower is small and whitish to yellowish and grows in a corymb inflorescence. The more conspicuous part of the inflorescence is the numerous white bracts that surround the actual flowers.Citation
last =Nesom
first =Guy L.
contribution =Anaphalis margaritacea
year =2006
title =Flora of North America
editor-last =Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+
editor-first =
volume =19
pages =427
contribution-url =http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023111
place=New York & Oxford
publisher =Oxford University Press
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The plant is dioecious. It is native to North America and Asia, and prefers dry, sunny climates, although it is hardy to temperatures well below freezing; it is common throughout North America excepting states that border the Gulf of Mexico.

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