BC Flora
Petasites japonicus
| Name |
| Petasites japonicus |
| Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal. |
| Petasites japonicus (Sieber & Zuccarini) Maximowicz |
| Common Name |
| Japanese butterbur |
| Vascular Plants of BC ID Number |
| 1439 |
| Biogeoclimatic Regions |
| Coastal western hemlock |
| Status in the Flora of BC |
| Adventive |
| Duration |
| Perennial Withering |
| Habit |
| Herb Wetland plant |
| Sex |
| Dioecious |
| Flower Colour |
| white |
| Flowering Months |
| | |
| Fruit |
| Simple dry indehiscent fruit |
| Fruit Colour |
| Base Chromosome Number |
| Chromosome Status in BC |
| Chromosome Somatic Number in BC |
| Poison Status in BC |
| Economic Status in BC |
| Ornamental |
| Ornamental Value in BC |
| Foliage or stem |
| Endangered Status in BC |
| Rare as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Petasites japonicus" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur. |
| References |
| (Not yet available) |
| Links |
| Search NatureServe Explorer for "Petasites japonicus" |
| Search Google images for "Petasites japonicus" |
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