Asteraceae
Fuki
Petasites japonicus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Petasites
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Common names
By language (12)
- Chinese
- 八角亭, 款冬花, 水钟流头, 蛇头草, 蜂斗叶, 蜂斗菜, 琉球蜂斗菜
- Czech
- Devětsil japonský
- Dutch
- Japans hoefblad
- English
- Fuki, Giant butterbur, Japanese sweet coltsfoot, Bog rhubarb, Japanese butterbur
- Finnish
- Idänruttojuuri, Japaninruttojuuri
- French
- Pétasite du Japon, Petasite du Japon
- German
- Asiatische Pestwurz
- Japanese
- フキ, ふき, ふきのとう, カントウカ, フウキ, 款冬, 款冬花, 艶葉蕗
- Polish
- Lepiężnik japoński
- Russian
- Белокопытник японский, Болотный ревень, Фуку, Белокопытник величественный, Белокопытник широкий, Нардосмия японская
- Spanish
- Fuki, Petasite gigante, Ruibarbo de cienaga, Ruibarbo de ciénaga
- Welsh
- Yr alan mwyaf
Synonyms
- Nardosmia japonica Siebold & Zucc.
- Nardosmia japonica subsp. japonica
- Petasites japonicus var. japonicus
- Petasites liukiuensis Kitam.
- Petasites spurius Miq.
- Tussilago petasites Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 504 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: ITÔ, Hiroki, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Clive Freedman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marilyne Busque-Dubois, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: stli_, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Geotourist Freiburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: William C. McKnight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Roos Vooijs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: M. Grub., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.