Nepal pearly everlasting
Anaphalis nepalensis

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a slender rhizome. The runners can be 20 cm long. The leaves on the runners are oval or spoon shaped. There is a ring of leaves at the end. The stems are 4-45 cm tall. They have a white coating. The flowers are in daisy like heads with white and a yellow centre.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in cold desert in north India in the Himalayas. In China it grows in alpine grasslands and pine forests between 2,400-4,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Tibet

How it is used for food

The flower buds are eaten raw in salads.

Edible parts

Flowers buds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yaktso

Synonyms

Anaphalis intermedia (DC.) Duthie; Anaphalis mairei H. Lev.; Anaphalis triplinervis var. intermedia (DC.) Hook.f.; Elichrysum nepalense Spreng.; Gnaphalium donianum Sch. Bip.; Helichrysum intermendium Wall.; and others