Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f.

Summary

Genus:

Anaphalis

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Gnaphalieae

Nomen number:

3086

Place of publication:

Gen. pl. 2:303. 1873

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

04/15/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Chen, F.-H. et al. 1966. De genere Anaphalis DC. familiae Compositarume florae sinicae. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11:94.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Douglas, G. W. The sunflower family (Asteraceae) of British Columbia. 1995
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Foster, S. & C. Hobbs. A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs. 2002
Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. A field guide to medicinal plants: Eastern/Central North America, 2nd ed. 2000
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Hu, S.-Y. Compositae of China. 1970 109.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. 1980-
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. Flora of India. 1993-
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Common names

English
pearly everlasting –
French
anaphale marguerite –
immortelle blanche –
immortelle d'argent –
German
großblütiges Perlkörbchen –
Silberimmortelle –
Swedish
pärleternell –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaido
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamchatka
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Khabarovsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Meghalaya
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Nagaland
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
2	Cultivated
3	Adventive	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
3	Adventive	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
4	Naturalized	Northern America		North America

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kurile Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal, Pakistan

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]

Cultivated ()
Adventive
Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
NORTHERN EUROPE: Ireland

Naturalized
Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Northern America

REGION: North America

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3086. Accessed 18 December 2025.