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Taxon:  Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.



Summary
Genus:
Petasites
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Subtribe:
Tussilagininae
Nomen number:
104491
Place of publication:
Award 34th Demidovian Prize 212. 1866
Verified:
04/30/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. subsp. giganteus (F. Schmidt ex Trautv.) Kitam. (0 active accession[s])
Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. subsp. japonicus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Nardosmia japonica Siebold & Zucc.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Clapham, A. R. et al. 1962. Flora of the British Isles, ed. 2.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Nardosmia japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
  10. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:115.
  13. Oh, S.-Y. & J.-H. Pak. 2001. Distribution maps of vascular plants in Korea Note: Academybook Publishing Co., Seoul.
  14. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  15. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  17. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  18. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
  19. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
  20. Toman, J. 1972. A taxonomic survey of the genera Petasites and Endocellion. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 7:384.
  21. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
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  23. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
butterbur –
giant butterbur –
great butterbur –
sweet-coltsfoot –
French
pétasitès japonais –
German
japanische Pestwurz –
Japanese Rōmaji
fuki –
Spanish
fárfara japonesa –
japonesa –
Swedish
bitterskråp –
Transcribed Chinese
feng dou cai –
Transcribed Korean
meowi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin 
2Cultivated    also cult.
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Sakhalin]
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Korea, South
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
Naturalized
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodvegetable Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104491. Accessed 5 May 2025.