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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Butterburs
  8. Arctic Butterbur

species 29,091 observations

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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21 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Old World Swallowtail 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Trypeta flaveola 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Common Aerial Yellowjacket 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red Admiral, Satyr Comma, Western White-Ribboned Carpet, Heath Bumble Bee 18

Children

  • Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot
  • Western Sweet Coltsfoot

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Moisture
Moist
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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