COMMON PEARLY EVERYLASTING

Class: Anaphalis margaritacea

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Indian Tobacco, Moonshine

Colour: Pearly-white

Height: 30-90 cm (1-3')

Each Flower: Similar to Pussytoes, up to 7 mm (1/4") across, with cream to yellowish, tiny flowers surrounded by many pearly-white papery bracts

Leaves: Spear-shaped, 8 cm (3 1/4") long and 1.3 cm (1/2") broad with prominent central vein; upper surface green and smooth and underside very downy and greyish; margins almost serrated; many up stem

Stems: Unbranched, round and downy

Blooming Period: July - September

Habitat: Dryish to damp areas along roadsides, meadows and open woods from low to high elevations

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