Butterbur

Petasites hybridus

Plant Data

Order:

Asterales

Family:

Asteraceae (Daisy)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Large lilac-pink spikes growing up to 30cm and appearing before the leaves emerge.

Fruit:

The fruit and seeds (achenes) are white, hairy tufts, each up to 3mm in length.

Leaves:

Enormous rhubarb-like leaves, up to 1 metre across. The leaves are heart-shaped, toothed and grey beneath.

Maximum Size:

50cm tall.

Other Names:

Blatterdock, Bog Rhubarb, Bogshorns, Butcher's Rhubarb, Butterbur Coltsfoot, Butterdock, Butterfly Dock, Capdockin, Coughwort, Devil's Hat, Donnhove, European Pestroot, Exwort, Flapper-bags, Flapperdock, Fuki, Horsehoof, Langwort, Monk's Rhubarb, Paddy's Rhubarb, Pestilence Wort, Plaguewort, Purple Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot, Umbrella Leaves, Umbrella Plant, Western Coltsfoot, Wild Rhubarb.

Habitats:

Grassland, marshes, riverbanks, roadsides, waterside, wetland, woodland.