Plants : AsteraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Petasites fragrans (Villars) C.Presl

Winter Heliotrope

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Petasites fragrans

Description: This is a southern European species which has now spread over large areas of suitable ground. It is most often seen on dry roadside hedge banks where it can obliterate all other vegetation. It flowers from about Christmas to early February and the flowers are very fragrant.

All names: Petasites fragrans (Villars) C.Presl; Petasites pyrenaicus (L.) G.Lopez; Tussilago fragrans Vill.

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

iNaturalist: Petasites fragrans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Petasites fragrans. (Villars) C.Presl. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4390. Accessed on 2026-11-02.