Plants Profile for Petasites frigidus palmatus (arctic sweet coltsfoot)

Image of Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

General Information
Symbol:	PEFRP
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Beaver Lake, S. end of. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Crystal Mountain, Silver Basin. July 4, 2006. Usage Requirements.

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Provided by St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. June 5, 2003. Usage Requirements.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 531. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
NAAR3	Nardosmia arctica (A.E. Porsild) Á. Löve & D. Löve
PEAR5	Petasites arcticus A.E. Porsild
PEFRA3	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. ssp. arcticus (A.E. Porsild) Cody
PEFRP2	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. ssp. palmatus (Aiton) Cody
PEHO7	Petasites hookerianus (Nutt.) Rydb.
PEPA31	Petasites palmatus (Aiton) A. Gray
PESP7	Petasites speciosus (Nutt.) Piper

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Petasites Mill. – butterbur
Species	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. – arctic sweet coltsfoot
Variety	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist – arctic sweet coltsfoot

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant 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.
Connecticut sweet coltsfoot Threatened
Massachusetts sweet coltsfoot Endangered
New Hampshire sweet coltsfoot Endangered
New York sweet coltsfoot Endangered
Vermont sweet coltsfoot Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status