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Petasites
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Petasites is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, also known as Compositae. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida. The genus is commonly referred to as butterbur, Hoefblad, or 蜂斗菜属. These are perennial herbaceous plants that produce achenes as their fruit type. The taxon is classified under the tribe Senecioneae and is recognized by the authority Mill.
The genus comprises approximately 15 species distributed across the North Temperate zone. Native ranges include Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, and British Columbia. The genus has also been introduced to the Azores, Baleares, Føroyar, Hawaii, Madeira, Portugal, Tasmania, and Victoria.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
蜂斗菜属（学名：Petasites）是菊科下的一个属，为多年生草本植物。该属共有约15种，分布于北温带。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 575
- With media
- 418
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
- Recorded in
- Canada
Research
315 papers- Petasites for Migraine Prevention: New Data on Mode of Action, Pharmacology and Safety. A Narrative Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022
- Petasites--Zeller: ZE 339.Drugs in R&D · 2003
- Clerodendrum petasites S. Moore: The therapeutic potential of phytochemicals, hispidulin, vanillic acid, verbascoside, and apigenin.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2019
- Preventive Migraine Treatment.Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) · 2015
- Antioxidant compounds of Petasites japonicus and their preventive effects in chronic diseases: a review.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Senecioneae
- Image
- Butterbur.jpg
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- taxon name
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- Category:Petasites
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- Petasites
- taxon common name
- 蜂斗菜属
- has fruit type
- achene
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Characteristics
- Medicinal uses
- Migraine
- Hay fever or allergic rhinitis
- Risks
- References
- External links
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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 rhizomes and large rhubarb-like leaves during the growing season. Most species are native to Asia or southern Europe.
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