Petasites

See also: petasites

Translingual

Petasites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πετασῖτις (petasîtis, “butterbur”).

Proper noun

Petasites m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – butterburs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Senecioneae - tribe; Tussilagininae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Petasites pyrenaicus (winter heliotrope) - type species; Petasites hybridus (common butterbur), Petasites japonicus (giant butterbur), Petasites officinalis, Petasites frigidus (Arctic butterbur) - selected other species

References

• Petasites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Petasites on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Petasites on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Petasites at USDA Plants database
• Petasites at Tropicos
• Petasites at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Petasites at Encyclopedia of Life
• Petasites at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Petasites at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Petasites at World Register of Marine Species
• Petasites at The Plant List