Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn.

Pétasite blanc (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Petasites

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Waste ground, roadsides, plantations and woods, often in damp soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (leaf), toxic (root)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Petasites albus habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Petasites albus habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Petasites albus habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Petasites albus leaf picture by Moritz Fritz (cc-by-sa)
Petasites albus leaf picture by Arnaud Hervé (cc-by-sa)
Petasites albus leaf picture by Enrico (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Petasites albus flower picture by iain kaeslin (cc-by-sa)
Petasites albus flower picture by Six Lando (cc-by-sa)
Petasites albus flower picture by Matúš Seči (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Petasites albus fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Petasites albus fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Petasites albus fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Petasites albus world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237345-1
WFO ID wfo-0000118404
COL ID 4FCYP
BDTFX ID 48366
INPN ID 112778
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tussilago ramosa Petasites albus Tussilago glabrescens Petasites glabrescens Petasites ramosus Tussilago alba Tussilago lutea