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Petasites pyrenaicus

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Petasites pyrenaicus (L.) G.Lopez

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Petasites fragrans (Vill.) C.Presl (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tussilago fragrans Vill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tussilago pyrenaica L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (5), RBGV_2023 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 44 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 103.75 mm (20-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 125 mm (50-200 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 20 cm (10-30 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (2); reniform (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231216VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_20231015Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
ABRS_202255Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_202255VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.