| Accepted name: |
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Antennaria margaritacea Hook.
-Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.
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| English names: |
Pearly Everlasting
Large-flowered Everlasting
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| French names: |
Anaphale marguerite
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HANAMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The herb decoction was applied to HEMORRHOIDS because of its ASTRINGENT action. The flower powder was chewed and rubbed on the body before war to keep from getting injured and MAKE THE WARRIOR FASTER(*2,*3). |
| Key Characters: |
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