Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Petasites (Butterbur)
Petasites spurius (Retz.) Rchb. - Tomentose Butterbur
Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn. - White Butterbur
Petasites paradoxus (Retz.) Baumg. - Alpine Butterbur
Petasites hybridus (L.) G. Gaertn. & al. - Butterbur
15–100 cm tall, <i>without</i> latex. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitula (with involucres), in a panicle-like whole-inflorescence; <span class="v1">stalk:</span> only with scale-leaves. <span class="v1">capitula:</span> only with tubular-flow...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats
in nutritious, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats