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Published In: Genera Plantarum 2(1): 303. 1873. (Gen. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 8/11/2017)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 7/9/2009)
Status: Introduced

 

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1. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke. (pearly everlasting)

Pl. 293 a–d; Map 1131

Plants perennial, incompletely dioecious, often branched, with rhizomes. Stems 25–80 cm long, erect or ascending, densely woolly, the hairs sometimes becoming thinner or reddish tan (rusty) with age. Basal leaves usually absent at flowering, not noticeably larger than the lower stem leaves. Stem leaves numerous, sessile, 2–12 cm long, linear to elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, bluntly to sharply pointed at the tip, sometimes slightly expanded and clasping at the base, the margins entire and sometimes curled under, both surfaces densely white-woolly, the upper surface sometimes becoming nearly glabrous with age. Inflorescences rounded to more or less flat-topped, often relatively dense panicles, the individual heads mostly short-stalked. Heads with all staminate or mostly pistillate florets, the pistillate heads usually with 2–4 staminate central florets. Involucre 5–8 mm long, broadly ovoid to cup-shaped, the bracts in 7–12 overlapping series, mostly loosely appressed when young, spreading with age or upon drying, lanceolate to ovate, mostly bluntly pointed at the tip, woolly at the base, bright white (sometimes darker at the base), usually slightly shiny. Receptacle flat or somewhat convex, naked. Corollas 3.5–4.5 mm long, yellow to greenish yellow. Pappus of numerous capillary bristles, these free and shed individually, minutely toothed. Fruits 0.7–1.0 mm long, narrowly ellipsoid-obovoid, strongly flattened, the surface appearing pebbled or roughened with minute papillae, brown to olive brown. 2n=28. July–September.

Introduced, uncommon, known thus far only from Boone and St. Louis Counties (native of the western and northern U.S. south to Virginia, Nebraska, Arizona, and California; Canada, Asia; introduced sporadically farther southeast in the U.S.). Bases of bluffs and disturbed openings of mesic upland forests.

This species is cultivated as an ornamental in gardens and is popular both as a fresh-cut flower and in dried flower arrangements. Native Americans used the plants medicinally for a variety of treatments, including headaches, tuberculosis, colds, coughs, infections, and so on, and also in various religious ceremonies (Moerman, 1998).

 
 


 

 
 
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