365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Pearly Everlasting
Day 310: Who among us does not know the humble Pearly Everlasting? We may not know it by name, but its crisp, white heads have woven themselves into the tapestry of fond memory, likely from the days of our youth. Paperlike white bracts (modified leaves) cluster around a small center of yellow disk flowers on this, the only North American Anaphalis (A. margaritacea), and it is found across the US with the exception of the southernmost states from Texas to Florida and, mysteriously, North Dakota. It is also prevalent in Canada and parts of Asia. It often grows where other plants would struggle: in compacted, rocky or clayey soils which incline many people to dismiss it as a weed, but it is in fact a native species.
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