Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

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 small, yellowish, each surrounded by pearly white bracts.

  • 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

  • Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np

  • Native: Yes

Source: https://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/anaphalis-margaritacea

Additional resource: https://oregonflora.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=2738