Mount Rainier national park - Pearly Everlasting

Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) earns its name. It begins blooming mid-summer and continues blooming well into the fall, outlasting all other wildflowers. Pearly everlasting flowers are not technically “pearly” however. The name comes from white bracts, or modified leaves, that protect the true flower, which is yellow. Pearly everlasting can be found blooming throughout the park.