Petasites frigidus
Arctic Butterbur, Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
Other regional names: Northern Sweet Coltsfoot
- Northern Sweet Coltsfoot
Also known as: Nardosmia angulosa Cass. +19 more
- Nardosmia angulosa Cass.
- Nardosmia angulosa Kuprian.
- Nardosmia corymbosa (R.Br.) Hook.
- Nardosmia frigida (L.) Hook.
- Nardosmia frigida var. corymbosa (R.Br.) Herder
- Nardosmia frigida var. frigida
- Nardosmia frigidua var. corymbosa (R.Br.) Herder
- Nardosmia nivalis (Greene) Jurtzev
- Petasites alaskanus Rydb.
- Petasites corymbosus (R.Br.) Rydb.
- Petasites frigidus subsp. hyperboreus (Rydb.) J.Toman
- Petasites frigidus subsp. nivalis (Greene) Cody
- Petasites frigidus var. corymbosus (R.Br.) Cronquist
- Petasites frigidus var. genuinus Cronquist
- Petasites frigidus var. hyperboreoides Hultén
- Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronquist
- Petasites frigidus var. sinuolatus Korobkov
- Petasites gracilis Britton
- Petasites hyperboreus Rydb.
- Petasites nivalis Greene
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Petasites frigidus (commonly known as Arctic Butterbur or Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Baltic States, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, East European Russia, Finland, Idaho, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Tuva, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms