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Sweet Butterbur (Petasites palmatus) is a perennial herb native to northeastern and northwestern United States as well as parts of Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Bruns… Sweet Butterbur (Latin: Petasites palmatus) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Sweet Butterbur is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Sweet Butterbur is a member native to ALB, AUT, BLT, BLR, BGM, and BUL. Sweet Butterbur thrives in moist to wet soils and prefers light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay) types.
Sweet Butterbur grows best in USDA zone 6-10, 7/10 light, moist, wet water, and perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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