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PLANTS

Common Butterbur

Petasites hybridus

Plants
IntroducedInvasiveHerb
Common Butterbur, photo 1 of 5
Common Butterbur, In flower
Common Butterbur, Flower buds

Herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec and invasive. Grows near water.

There are 29 observations of Common Butterbur in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Montréal and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  2. Montréal5
  3. Laurentides4
  4. Estrie4
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Côte-Nord2
  8. Montérégie1
  9. Centre-du-Québec1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr