PLANTS Profile for Petasites frigidus (arctic sweet coltsfoot)

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PLANTS Profile

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.
arctic sweet coltsfoot

Symbol:

PEFR5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

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Distribution:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NY, OR, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Petasites or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus. .

Petasites frigidus var. frigidus
arctic sweet coltsfoot

Distribution of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist. . Image Available.

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
arctic sweet coltsfoot

Distribution of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky. . Image Available.

Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus
arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot

Distribution of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. vitifolius (Greene) Cherniawsky. . Image Available.

Petasites frigidus var. vitifolius

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Petasites Mill. – butterbur
Species	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. – arctic sweet coltsfoot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
sweet coltsfoot		Threatened
Massachusetts:
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
sweet coltsfoot		Endangered
Michigan:
Petasites sagittatus [=PEFRS5]
sweet coltsfoot		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
sweet coltsfoot		Endangered
New York:
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
sweet coltsfoot		Endangered
Vermont:
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
sweet coltsfoot		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Petasites sagittatus [=PEFRS5]
arrow-leaved sweet-coltsfoot		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW-

FACW

Petasites palmatus [=PEFRP]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FAC

FACW*

Petasites sagittatus [=PEFRS5]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36054.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 11:51 PM CDT