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Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky
arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot
       
Symbol:   PEFRS5  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N



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 Photo of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky
Petasites sagittatus

Robert Tatina. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

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Synonyms:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

  PEDE19 Petasites dentatus Blank.  
  PESA5 Petasites sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) A. Gray   arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot
 

Distribution:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

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USA (AK, CO, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, SD, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Petasites, 4 varieties in Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.
 

Classification:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

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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. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky – arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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.

Michigan:
Petasites sagittatus
sweet coltsfoot              Threatened
Wisconsin:
Petasites sagittatus
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. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

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 NO FACW FAC NO NO NO NO FACW- NI FACW NO NO

Petasites sagittatus:

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 NO NO OBL FACW+ NO NO NO OBL FACW+ NO FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

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 species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
 

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