Petasites Mill.
(butterburs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Petasites albus
White Butterbur
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 		Species 2 images
Petasites fragrans
Winter Heliotrope
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 		Species 11 images
Petasites hybridus
Butterbur
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 44 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPetasites (butterburs)
TribeSenecioneae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Petasites (butterburs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Petasites (butterburs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Petasites (butterburs)
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