YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 



(white of pink) (white) 



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EVERLASTING 



GIANT DAISY 



Everlasting {Antennaria) . This is a plant of 

 the dry places, a companion of the sagebrush; it is 

 found in arid spots at all elevations in the Park. It 

 has a woody underground stem, from which short, 

 tough little branches arise, forming a sprawling mat. 

 The leaves are narrow and blunt-ended, usually hoary- 

 white with silky hairs. Slender flower-stalks, each 

 bearing a few leaves, rise above the mat about eight 

 inches; at the top the small, white, chaffy flowers are 

 crowded into a tufted mass. The dried flowers remain 

 on the stem, whence the common name. 



Giant Daisy {Wyethia). The giant daisy is one 

 of the most conspicuous and striking of the early flow- 

 ers. It is found mainly on the park plateau, being es- 

 pecially abundant near the Canyon of the Yellowstone. 

 There is an unbranched, stout hairy stem, which reach- 

 es a height of twelve to sixteen inches. The leaves are 

 bluntly lance-shaped or somewhat oval. The striking 

 feature is the flower. There is usually but one to a 

 stalk, a huge, daisy-like bloom as large as a small sun- 

 flower. It reaches a diameter of about four inches, 

 with a crown of big white or cream-colored petals, 

 notched on the ends. It blossoms in late June and 

 early July. 



