Pollinator plant

White Butterbur

Petasites albus

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Common names

19 names · 19 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (18)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 白花蜂斗菜[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 白花蜂斗菜[2]
Czech
  • devětsil bílý[2]
Danish
  • Hvid hestehov[2]
Finnish
  • Valkoruttojuuri[2]
German
Hungarian
  • fehér acsalapu[2]
Italian
Norwegian
  • hvitpestrot[2]
Polish
  • Lepiężnik biały[2]
Russian
  • Белокопытник белый[2]
Slovak
  • deväťsil biely[2]
Slovenian
  • beli repuh[2]
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Кремена біла[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Petasites albus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • White Butterbur — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Weiße Pestwurz — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Pétasite blanc — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Farfaraccio bianco — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Wit hoefblad — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
[2] Petasites albus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • White Butterbur — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Weiße Pestwurz — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Pétasite blanc — results[17].names[3]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Farfaraccio bianco — results[17].names[15]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Wit hoefblad — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • devětsil bílý — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Hvid hestehov — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • hvitpestrot — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Lepiężnik biały — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • deväťsil biely — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • vitskråp — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Белокопытник белый — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Кремена біла — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • beli repuh — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • fehér acsalapu — results[17].names[14]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • 白花蜂斗菜 — results[17].names[16]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • 白花蜂斗菜 — results[17].names[17]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Valkoruttojuuri — results[17].names[18]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
  • Lapaza — results[17].names[19]; taxon id 55763; Petasites albus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Petasites; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Caucasus, Algeria.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

White Butterbur (Petasites albus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from February to March.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Petasites — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1899580; ID 63MQR; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Petasites albus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 470080; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1634905, 1634909, 1634910, 1634911, 1634912, 1634913, 1634914, 1634915, 1634916, 1634917, 1634918, 1634919, 1634920, 1634921, 1634922, 1634923, 1634924, 1634925, 1634926, 1634928, 1634929, 1634930, 1634931, 1634932

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.