Asteraceae
Petasites

Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 406 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus, Algeria. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Algeria

Introduced into:

Assam, Baltic States, Føroyar, Great Britain, India, Ireland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ruhsam, M. [DMR163] United Kingdom K001768017 Yes
[E. H. Fym] [s.n.] K002527754 Yes
Britton, C.E.; White, F.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002444718 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] France K001770291 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] France K001770292 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] France K001770293 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] France K002444760 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] France K001770294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002444798 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] France K002444769 Yes
W.M.S. [s.n.] France K001790257 Yes
Tobey [1524] Türkiye K002527758 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Khutsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T.; Borris, R.; Abdaladze, O.; shikhurilidze, S. [4209] Georgia K002527755 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Khustsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T.; Melashvili, G. [4464] Georgia K002527756 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002527967 Yes
Chase [s.n.] K002527966 Yes
Stainton [8165] Türkiye K002527759 Yes
Fishwick, R.W. [8] Iran K002527757 Yes
Hoppe [s.n.] Germany Tussilago alba K002444777 Yes
Rum [s.n.] Germany Tussilago alba K001790256 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images