Butterbur  (Petasites hybridus)

Facts

Also known as:wild rhubarb and umbrella plant
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Petasites (1)
Size Leaf width: 10 – 90 cm (2)
Height of flower spikes: 10 – 40 cm (2)
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Status

Not threatened (3).