Definition of Anaphalis margaritacea

1. Noun. An American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts.

Exact synonyms: Cottonweed, Pearly Everlasting
Generic synonyms: Everlasting, Everlasting Flower
Group relationships: Anaphalis, Genus Anaphalis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anaphalis Margaritacea

Anaiah
Anakim
Analgin
Anambé
Anamnia
Anamniota
Ananaki
Ananas comosus
Anand
Ananda
Ananias
Anansi
Anapa
Anaphalis
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anaplasma centrale
Anaplasma marginale
Anaplasma ovis
Anaprox
Anapsida
Anapurna
Anarhichadidae
Anarhichas
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas discors
Anas penelope

Literary usage of Anaphalis margaritacea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1905)
"SJ BALLARD, Newfane, Vt. anaphalis margaritacea, VAR. OCCIDENTALIS IN EASTERN AMERICA.— An abundant plant on some of the gravel bars of the Grand River, ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"*anaphalis margaritacea (L.) B. & H., Pearly Everlasting. Occurs in large clumps; plants 4 to 6 dm. tall. *Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"About 3o species, natives of the north temperate zone. Only the following is known to occur in North America. 1. anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. ..."

4. The Wild Flowers of California, Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1897)
"anaphalis margaritacea, Benth. Composite Family. Stems.—One to three feet high; leafy up to the flowers. Leaves.— Alternate; sessile; lanceolate or ..."

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