Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

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Pearly Everlasting(Anaphalis margaritacea)

• Family Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee) In the
  aster or daisy family which was formerly the
  Compositae family. Alternative Pronunciation
  ass-ter-AY-see-ay
• Genus Anaphalis (a-NAF-uh-lus) From the Greek
  name for a similar plant in the everlasting
  family.
• Species margaritacea (mar-gar-ee-tuh-KEE-uh)
  Means pearl-like or pearl-bearing. Alternative
  Pronunciation mar-gar-ee-tuh-SEE-uh

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Pearly Everlasting

• This is the most showy plant of the everlasting
  family.
• It is usually 30 to 100 cm tall.

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Pearly Everlasting

• The stem is cottony.
• The leaves are long, usually gray-green above and
  white and woolly below.

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Pearly Everlasting

• The flowers are in flat clusters with white
  petals arranged around the yellow centres.

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