Asteraceae FAMILY

Petasites palmatus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Petasites palmatus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.40 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Newfoundland to Massachusetts, west to Alaska and south to California.

HabitatLow woods, glades and damp clearings[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Moist disturbed areas, stream banks, fens, swamps, roadside ditches and embankments, logging roads, moist forest soils from 10 - 1500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].