Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

Common butterbur (en), Pétasite officinal (fr), Herbe aux chapeaux (fr), Pétasite hybride (fr), Herbe aux teigneux (fr), Herbe à la peste (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Petasites

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1 m tall and spreads 3 m wide.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	3.0
Mature height (meter)	1.0
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	1.5
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet meadows and near streams from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level. It is hardy to zone 4-8.

More

Wet meadows and copses by streams to 1500 metres. The female form is rare or absent from much of Britain.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young leaves are cooked as a vegetable. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat. They are also used in soup.

Uses	environmental use medicinal poison
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Astringent (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
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°)	5
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-35
Optimum temperature (C°)	12 - 17
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237374-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000045336
COL ID	4FCZK
BDTFX ID	75284
INPN ID	112783
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Tussilago hybrida Petasites hybridus Tussilago petasites Cineraria hybrida Petasites ovatus Petasites georgicus Petasites pratensis Petasites officinalis Petasites vulgaris Petasites hybridus subsp. georgicus

Lower taxons

Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus Petasites hybridus subsp. hybridus