Asteraceae FAMILY
Petasites saggitatus
Petasites saggitatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Petasites saggitatus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorth-western N. America - Labrador to Alaska, south to British Columbia and Colorado.
HabitatWet places, shallow standing water or marshy areas, bogs, fens, moist disturbed areas, roadsides, alluvial flats, recent clearcuts, moist woods and forest edges at elevations of 10 - 3000 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. ].