Western Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.5 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Root Depth: 6 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: None
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Western Pearly Everlasting: Caloreas leucobasis, Clepsis fucana, Cremastobombycia grindeliella, Epiblema resumptana, Homoeosoma inornatellum, Homoeosoma peregrinum, Oidaematophorus angustus, Oidaematophorus phoebus, Patagonia peregrina , Platyptilia williamsii, Rifseria fuscotaeniella, Scrobipalpula psilella-group A, Sparganothis senecionana, Tebenna gnaphaliella, Vanessa cardui, Vanessa virginiensis
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.