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Anaphalis margaritacea
| Common name: |
Pearly Everlasting |
Family: |
Compositae |
| Author: |
(L.)Benth. |
Botanical references: |
17, 200 |
| Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium margaritaceum (L.), Antennaria margaritacea (R.Br.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
N. America. N.E. Asia. Naturalized in Britain. |
| Habitat: |
Moist meadows, by rivers, on wall tops and in sandy and waste places[17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
2 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 2 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| A. margaritacea var. angustior[B,P]
A. margaritacea var. intercedens[B,P]
A. margaritacea var. occidentalis[B,P]
A. margaritacea var. revoluta[B,P]
A. margaritacea var. subalpina[B,P]
A. occidentalis[B,P]
Antennaria margaritaceum[H]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Cudweed [E], Everlasting, Pearly [S], Life Everlasting, Pearlfl [H], Pearlflowered Life Everla [H], Pearly Everlasting [S,H,L], Pearly-everlasting [B], Western Pearlyeverlasting [P], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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margaritacea = pearl like;
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| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Asterales. Renamed to Asteraceae -- Aster family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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Canada(Kwakiutl); Us
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Physical Characteristics
Perennial growing to 0.9m by 1m . It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required) and are pollinated by Insects.
The plant not is self-fertile.
We rate it 2/5 for edibility and
2/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires dry or moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Meadow, Cultivated Beds, In Walls, In South Wall, In East Wall, In West Wall.Edible Uses
Leaves.
Young leaves - cooked[105, 177].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
Anodyne; Antiseptic; Astringent; Expectorant; Poultice; Sedative.
Pearly everlasting was often employed medicinally by native North
American Indian tribes who used it in the treatment of a range of
ailments[257]. It is little used in modern herbalism.
The whole plant is anodyne, antiseptic, astringent, expectorant and
sedative[4, 61, 168, 222]. Used internally, it is a good remedy for
diarrhoea, dysentery and pulmonary affections[4]. A poultice of the flowers
or the whole plant is applied to burns, sores, ulcers, bruises, swellings and
rheumatic joints[4, 222, 257]. An infusion of the plant is steamed and
inhaled in the treatment of headaches[257].
a cooled infusion of the roots and shots has been used as a laxative and
emetic to treat 'poison stomach'[257].
Other Uses
Dye; Incense.
Yellow to gold, also green and brown dyes can be obtained from the
flowers, stems and leaves combined[168].
The leaves, flowers and stems have been used as an incense, especially in
baby cradles[257].
Cultivation details
Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position[1, 133].
Requires a moist soil[208]. Succeeds in most soils[200], including poor
ones[1], and also in light shade[200]. Succeeds in the shade of buildings,
but not of trees[233].
Plants are hardy to about -25°c[187].
The flowering stems can be dried and used as everlasting flowers[212].
Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[233].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame[1, 133]. The seed is best sown when
it is ripe in the autumn. It usually germinates in 4 - 8 weeks at 15°c[133].
When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and
grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into
their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last
expected frosts.
Division is very easy at almost any time of the year, the divisions can be
planted straight into their permanent positions if required.
Suppliers
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Web References
- Details of Medicinal Uses, Habitats, etc. in M. Grieve A Modern Herbal (1931) [4]
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [S] Image
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Illustration
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] SW USA Dist. Maps
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Illustration
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Image
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Illustration
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Illustration
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [C] Taxon data.
from the CalFlora database.
- Images
from the CalPhoto database.
- [PHARM] Phytochemical Data
(common names, uses, countries) from Dr Duke's Phytochemical Database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Antennaria margaritaceum (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[133] Rice. G. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 1. Thompson and Morgan. 1987
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[168] Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. 1974 ISBN 0-02-544950-8
A very good and readable book on dyeing.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[187] Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Perennials Volumes 1 and 2. Pan Books 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9
Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[208] Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons 1990 ISBN 0-460-12609-1
An excellent detailled book on the subject, very comprehensive.
[212] Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers The Riverside Press 1963 ISBN 63-7093
Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses.
[222] Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990 ISBN 0395467225
A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
[233] Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1990 ISBN 0 460 86048 8
A concise guide to a wide range of perennials. Lots of cultivation guides, very little on plant uses.
[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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