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Petasites albus (L.) Gaertner

White Butterbur

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Petasites albus

Description: An alien species with leaves rather like a coltsfoot (Tussilago) but with pure white flowers in multi-flowered inflorescences. Rare, and established only in a few shady places.

All names: Petasites albus (L.) Gaertner

Distribution Map from NBN: Petasites albus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Petasites albus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Petasites albus. (L.) Gaertner. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4388. Accessed on 2026-11-02.