Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook.
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
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Pearly Everlasting
Silvery white petals that make up the buttonlike flower heads and their woolly white or silvery leaves give these hardy perennials the common name of Pearl or Pearly Everlasting. Excellent fresh or dried flowers.
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Western Pearly Everlasting
Scientific Name: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Synonym: Anaphalis margaritacea var. angustior, Anaphalis margaritacea var. intercedens, Anaphalis margaritacea var.
A common plant in disturbed areas, pearly everlasting is useful for the home garden. For my own, I plant this native for its dried cut flowers and as a nectar source for beneficial insects.
Pearly everlasting was often employed medicinally by native North American Indian tribes who used it in the treatment of a range of ailments[257]. It is little used in modern herbalism.
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Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis spp.)
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Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) (note that it is a different genus) also is very similar. It has wider flower heads that are almost pure white. It is a perennial. This plant is often used in dried flower arrangements.
Anaphalis margaritacea. Pearly Everlasting.
Aster Subfamily
Chamomile Tribe
Most plants of this tribe are powerfully aromatic.
the , pearly everlasting (Anaphalis), winged everlasting (Ammobium), pussy toes (Antennaria), common immortelle (Xeranthemum), and species of Helipterum; the cockscomb and globe and the thrift (see ) are also used.
 See also: Everlasting, Aster, Coneflower, Green, May
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