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Petasites is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that are commonly referred to as butterburs and coltsfoots. They are perennial plants with thick, creeping underground rhi
Petasites hybridus inflorescence Keila
Petasites japonicus
Petasites japonicus
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Petasites japonicus, also known as butterbur, giant butterbur, great butterbur, fuki and sweet-coltsfoot, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to China, Japan, Korea
Petasites
…Petasites hybridus – common butterbur – Europe, Mediterranean Petasites japonicus – giant butterbur, fuki – China, Japan, Korea Petasites kablikianus – southeastern Europe from Poland to Albania…
Fuki JI1
Petasites japonicus
Petasites japonicus, illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
"Koroppokuru Beneath a Butterbur" by Matsuura Takeshiro (Hakodate City Museum)