Asteraceae

Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Petasites

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Petasites albus (Petasites albus) — Photo: bayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (18)

Arabic: حشيشة القرعان
arz: بيتاسيت البوس
Bulgarian: Бяла чобанка
Czech: Devětsil bílý
Danish: Hvid Hestehov
Dutch: Wit hoefblad
Estonian: Valge katkujuur
French: Pétasite blanc, Petasite blanc
German: Weiße Pestwurz
Hungarian: Fehér acsalapu
Italian: Farfaraccio bianco
Norwegian Bokmål: Hvitpestrot
Polish: Lepiężnik biały
Slovak: Devätsil biely
Slovenian: Beli repuh
Swedish: Vitskråp
Turkish: Lapaza çiçeği
Welsh: Alan bach

Synonyms

Petasites sabaudus Gand.
Tussilago alba L.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.