PLANTS Profile for Petasites frigidus var. frigidus (arctic sweet coltsfoot)

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PLANTS Profile

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus
arctic sweet coltsfoot

Symbol:

PEFRF

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. var. frigidus

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Synonyms:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus

PEAL16	Petasites alaskanus Rydb.
PECO24	Petasites corymbosus (R. Br.) Rydb.
PEFRN2	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. ssp. nivalis (Greene) Cody
PEFRC	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. corymbosus (R. Br.) Cronquist
PEFRH	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. hyperboreoides Hultén
PEFRN	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. nivalis (Greene) Cronquist	arctic sweet coltsfoot
PEGR18	Petasites gracilis Britton
PEHY5	Petasites hyperboreus Rydb.
PENI4	Petasites nivalis Greene

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


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USA (AK, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, NT, NU, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Petasites, 4 varieties in Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Classification:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus

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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
Variety	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. frigidus – arctic sweet coltsfoot

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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. var. frigidus

Petasites frigidus:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529538.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 01:37 AM CDT