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Petasites japonicus

(Sieb. & Zucc.) Maxim.

Japanese Butter-bur

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133899

Element CodePDAST71030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusPetasites

Other Common Names

Pétasite du Japon (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
West Virginia	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

Alaska (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boston Bar	Chugach National Forest	53,617
Chilkat-West Lynn Canal	Tongass National Forest	199,772
Mansfield Peninsula	Tongass National Forest	54,991
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Taku-Snettisham	Tongass National Forest	664,928
Twenty Mile	Chugach National Forest	198,775

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cougar Bluff	Umpqua National Forest	5,574

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pompey	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	23,985

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.