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Petasites frigidus

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Also indexed asArctic ButterburArctic Sweet ColtsfootArctic butterburArctic sweet coltsfootArctic sweet-coltsfootFjeldhestehovNordische PestwurzNorthern Sweet-coltsfoot
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPetasites
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPetasites
Scientific name with authorshipPetasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Nardosmia angulosa Cass.Nardosmia angulosa Kuprian.Nardosmia corymbosa (R.Br.) Hook.Nardosmia frigida (L.) Hook.Nardosmia frigida var. corymbosa (R.Br.) HerderNardosmia frigida var. frigidaNardosmia frigidua var. corymbosa (R.Br.) HerderNardosmia nivalis (Greene) JurtzevPetasites alaskanus Rydb.Petasites corymbosus (R.Br.) Rydb.Petasites frigidus subsp. hyperboreus (Rydb.) J.TomanPetasites frigidus subsp. nivalis (Greene) CodyPetasites frigidus var. corymbosus (R.Br.) CronquistPetasites frigidus var. genuinus CronquistPetasites frigidus var. hyperboreoides HulténPetasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) CronquistPetasites frigidus var. sinuolatus KorobkovPetasites gracilis BrittonPetasites hyperboreus Rydb.Petasites nivalis GreenePetasites nivalis subsp. hyperboreus (Rydb.) J.TomanPetasites palmatus var. frigidus MacounPetasites speciosus var. frigidus J.K.HenryTussilago corymbosa R.Br.Tussilago frigida L.

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1061719-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.