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| Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum |
| Family: Asteraceae (Aster) |
| Flowers — color: pink, size: 1/4", type: daisy (compound) |
Everlasting flowers consist of a hundred or so disk florets surrounded by a covering of dozens of phylarries. Most florets are female, but a few have stamens, too. Unlike most Aster family plants, there are no ray florets. The phylarries will open to expose the yellow florets and allow pollenization. After the seeds disperse, the phylarries remain to resemble a flower, hence "everlasting".
A dozen flower clusters develop at the top of the stem in a panicle. Each cluster holds a half dozen buds. This species has pinkish phylarries.
Habit:
Pink Everlasting is a perennial herb with three local relatives: California, bicolored, and purple. It has columnar form and grows to three feet high. The long leaves are lance-shaped and attach with wide base to stem.
The Chumash had medical uses for all the everlastings. Solitary, open shade in oak woodlands.