Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Hosts 1 caterpillarPollinator plant
(c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Norton
Growing it
| When | Flowers July to September |
|---|---|
| Type | wildflower |
| Sun | Full sun, partial shade |
| Water | Low |
| Soil | pH 5.5–7.5 |
| Hardiness | zone 3–8 |
| Mature height | 0.6 m |
| Mature spread | 0.6 m |
| Spacing | 0.4 m |
| Years to maturity | 2 |
| Bloom | Jul–Sep |
| Flower colour | White read from a published flora |
| In bloom | July August September |
| Native to | AB, SK |
lance-shaped leaves about 8 cm long
Where it has been recorded
Which ecoregions the records fall in
- Northern Continental Divide south AB: 385 records, high confidence
- Eastern Continental Ranges central AB: 193 records, high confidence
- Cypress Upland south AB / SK: 39 records, high confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 30 records, high confidence
- Fescue Grassland south AB: 11 records, medium confidence
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 7 records, low confidence
These are counts of records collected somewhere in the region, which is the resolution of the evidence: the map above shows where inside it. A region with 3 records is not the same claim as one with three hundred, so the count travels with the region. A region missing from this list means nobody has recorded it there, which is not the same as the plant being absent. Records within 900 m of a border count for neither side, because the border is not drawn finely enough to say which one they are on. Source: GBIF occurrence search + PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pass, retrieved 2026-08-24. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre. How these counts are made.
See every observation, live and current, on GBIF or iNaturalist.
Documented animals
131 documented relationships.
nectar for
- A Leafcutter Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Aerial Yellowjacket Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Agriades aquilo Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Albuna pyramidalis LaManna et al. 2020
- American Lady Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Andrena columbiana Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Andrena knuthiana Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Andrena medionitens Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Andrena prunorum Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Anicia Checkerspot Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Arctic Fritillary Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Argynnis hydaspe Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Argynnis mormonia Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Bald-faced Hornet Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Black-shouldered Drone Fly Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Black-tailed Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Boisduval's Blue LaManna et al. 2020
- Boloria epithore Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
- Brown-tailed Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Calligrapher Fly Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Cerceris nigrescens Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Cercyonis oetus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Choreutis diana Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Coelioxys rufitarsis Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Colletes fulgidus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Colletes kincaidii Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Common Wood-Nymph Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Coral Hairstreak Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Drone Fly Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Eastern Calligrapher Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Eastern Tailed-Blue Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Ectemnius maculosus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Ectemnius ruficornis Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Epeolus olympiellus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Eristalis flavipes Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Eristalis hirta Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Etorofus obliteratus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Euphydryas colon Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Exoprosopa dorcadion LaManna et al. 2020
- Golden Northern Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
- Golden-haired Flower Longhorn Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Gray Hairstreak Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Great Golden Digger Wasp Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Greenish Blue Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Half-black Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
- Halictus confusus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Halictus ligatus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Halictus tripartitus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Halictus virgatellus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Heriades carinata Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Hesperia juba Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Hylaeus basalis LaManna et al. 2020
- Hylaeus modestus Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Isodontia elegans Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Isodontia mexicana Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Judolia instabilis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Lasioglossum anhypops Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum cooleyi Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum cressonii Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum egregium LaManna et al. 2020
- Lasioglossum incompletum Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum inconditum Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum laevissimum Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum macroprosopum Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum marinense Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum nevadense Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum sandhousiellum Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Lasioglossum sisymbrii Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Leucospis affinis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Megachile lapponica Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Megachile montivaga Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Melissa Blue LaManna et al. 2020
- Melissodes bimaculatus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Monarch Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Mylitta Crescent Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Neophasia menapia Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Northern Azure Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Northern Crescent Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Northern Paper Wasp Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Orange-legged Furrow Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Ornate Checkered Beetle Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Oxybelus uniglumis Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Painted Lady Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Parnassius clodius Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Pearl Crescent Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Philanthus gibbosus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Physocephala furcillata Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Plebejus anna Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Police Car Moth Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Polydontomyia curvipes Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Polygonia faunus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Polygonia gracilis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Red-belted Bumble Bee LaManna et al. 2020
- Red-tailed Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Satyrium calanus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Satyrium saepium Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Satyrium sylvinus Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Sericomyia chalcopyga Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Sitka Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
- Speyeria zerene Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Sphaerophoria contigua Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Syrphus opinator Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tharsalea editha Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tharsalea heteronea Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tharsalea mariposa Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Three-banded Lady Beetle Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Trichiotinus assimilis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tricoloured Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Two-ranked Bumble Bee LaManna et al. 2020
- Vancouver Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Vespula alascensis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Viceroy Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Western Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
- Western White Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Woodland Skipper Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Xestoleptura crassipes Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Yellow Cuckoo Bumble Bee Specimen records from ecdysis.org
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee Specimen records from www.bumblebeewatch.org
pollen for
- Andrena columbiana Guzman et al. 2022
- Colletes kincaidii Guzman et al. 2022
- Halictus confusus Guzman et al. 2022
- Lasioglossum brunneiventre Guzman et al. 2022
- Lasioglossum pacatum Guzman et al. 2022
- Lasioglossum punctatoventre Guzman et al. 2022
- Orange-legged Furrow Bee Guzman et al. 2022
caterpillar host for
- American Lady Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
Also worth knowing
Safety
Toxicity not assessed, absence of a warning is not a guarantee of safety
Buying it
About $8–$16 per plant (estimate), usually from a native-plant nursery. Estimate (herb default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate