Description:

Stems erect, unbranched from spreading root.
Leaves alternate along stem, narrow, green on upper side with sparse white hairs, underside thickly covered with white-woolly hairs.
Inflorescence consists of crowded clusters at stem tops.
Flowers small, yellowish, each surrounded by pearly white bracts.
Widespread in forest openings, meadows, roadsides, slopes, at all elevations.
Often used as a cut flower in dried bouquets.

Rarity: Locally Common
Flowering Time: Mid Summer
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 8--40 inches
Habitat: Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest, Subalpine, Disturbed, Coastal
Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np
Native: Yes