Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Anaphalis margaritacea - Western Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea - Western Pearly Everlasting
Scientific Name: Anaphalis margaritacea
Common Name: Western Pearly Everlasting
Flower Color: White bracts, yellow disk flowers
Plant Type: Herb, Perennial
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall
Date Observed: August 24, 2002
Notes: These summer and fall-blooming flowers are in dense, terminal clusters and can be dried for flower arrangements. The white, papery bracts around each flower head open to reveal yellow disk flowers. The leaves are linear to narrowly lanceolate, green above, and white-woolly below. It grows in sandy areas.
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