[Members of the Sunflower Family with Button-like Heads in Mt. Adams Country]

Arctic Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Western Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

Synonyms: Nardosmia palmata, Petasites arcticus, Petasites frigidus ssp. arcticus, Petasites palmatus, Petasites palmatus ssp. speciosus, Petasites speciosus, Tussilago palmata

Arctic Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Western Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Synonyms: Nardosmia palmata, Petasites arcticus, Petasites frigidus ssp. arcticus, Petasites palmatus, Petasites palmatus ssp. speciosus, Petasites speciosus, Tussilago palmata)

Leaf of Arctic Coltsfoot, Sweet Coltsfoot, Western Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Synonyms: Nardosmia palmata, Petasites arcticus, Petasites frigidus ssp. arcticus, Petasites palmatus, Petasites palmatus ssp. speciosus, Petasites speciosus, Tussilago palmata)

The photo above shows the palmately lobed leaf of sweet coltsfoot as seen on forest road #070 at the White Salmon River on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June 22, 2005.
Paul Slichter