Flower petals or bracts?! The tiny beautiful white petals are bracts that hide the actual yellow flower petals inside!
Anaphalis margaritacea
pearly everlasting
Description:
Stems erect, unbranched from spreading root.
Leaves: alternate along stem, narrow, green on upper side with sparse white hairs, underside thickly covered with white-woolly hairs.
Inflorescence: consists of crowded clusters at stem tops.
Flowers: The flowers are the tiny, yellow clusters. Pearly white bracts surround each cluster of flowers.
Widespread in forest openings, meadows, roadsides, slopes, at all elevations.
Often used as a cut flower in dried bouquets.
Rarity: Locally Common
Flowering Time: Mid Summer
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 8--40 inches
Habitat: Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest, Subalpine, Disturbed, Coastal
Native: Yes
Source: Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Additional resource: OregonFlora Project