Calflora Taxon Report
Anaphalis margaritacea  (L.) Benth.
Pearly everlasting
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2021 Ken Lunders
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2014 James Gonsman
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2016 Toni Corelli
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2014 James Gonsman
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2014 James Gonsman
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Susan White
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2022 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2021 Jamie Spielmann
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2017 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2021 Ken Lunders
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2022 Cynthia Powell
Anaphalis margaritacea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Anaphalis
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAnaphalis margaritacea var. angustior
PLANTSAnaphalis margaritacea var. intercedens
PLANTSAnaphalis margaritacea var. occidentalis
PLANTSAnaphalis margaritacea var. revoluta
PLANTSAnaphalis margaritacea var. subalpina
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[Wikipedia] Caterpillars Host: The leaves are host to the caterpillars of the American painted lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)[13] and the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui). (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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