PLANTS Profile for Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (arctic sweet coltsfoot)

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PLANTS Profile

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist
arctic sweet coltsfoot

Symbol:

PEFRP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

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Synonyms:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

	NAAR3	Nardosmia arctica (A.E. Porsild) A. 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

Distribution:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NY, OR, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Petasites, 4 varieties in Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Classification:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – 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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

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 Indicator Status:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

Petasites frigidus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW-

FACW

Petasites palmatus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FAC

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronquist

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529540.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 10:23 AM MDT