Anahalis margaritacea

Anaphalis margaritacea

  • Anahalis margaritacea
  • Anahalis margaritacea
  • Anahalis margaritacea
  • Anahalis margaritacea
  • Flower name
    Anahalis margaritacea
  • Scientific name
    Anaphalis margaritacea
  • AliasAleutian avens, 山母子
  • Place of originJapan, China, and North America
  • Place of floweringHigh mountain, Low mountains, Sub-alpine
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Anahalis margaritacea

Anahalis margaritacea (scientific name: Anahalis margaritacea) is an alpine perennial in the family Asteraceae native to Japan, China, and North America. It grows on the alpine meadows north of Hokkaido to central Honshu. Flowers are dioecious. There are no saw teeth on the leaves and the whole edge. From late summer to autumn, the flower inflorescence is extended from the tip of the stem, and a yellow flower blooms in the center of the total bract, which looks like a white flower. The leaves are elongated lanceolate and have three distinct veins.
The leaves are green, but they grow whitish and look whitish.

Generic name:Anahalis margaritacea,, Scientific name: Anaphalis margaritacea, Also known as: the western pearly everlasting, pearly everlasting, Yama hahako, Place of origin: Japan, China, and North America, habitat distribution: Hokkaido-northern Honshu, living environment: sub- and alpine grassland, Life type: perennial, tree height: 30-70 cm, dioecious, male head flower: tubular amphoteric flower, female plant corolla: filamentous flower, Leaf color: green, leaf shape: linear lanceolate, vein: three distinct veins, phylla: alternating, leaf margin: whole margin, petiole: non-radioactive flower, flower color: yellow, white flower like total bract, flowering period: July to September, breeding: rhizome.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Anaphalis
  • Species
    A. margaritacea
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life type sub- and alpine perennial plant
  • Flower colorsYellow White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 70.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 1.0 cm

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