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PLANTS

Arctic sweet coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Arctic sweet coltsfoot, photo 1 of 5
Arctic sweet coltsfoot, In flower
Arctic sweet coltsfoot, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows on the tundra.

There are 153 observations of Arctic sweet coltsfoot in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord75
  2. Nord-du-Québec34
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  5. Outaouais7
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

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