Sweet Coltsfoot, also called Alpine Butterbur, is most likely found in areas that are moist and shady. It may derive its name from its large basal leaves that might appear to look like the track of a colt’s hooves in the mud (but it takes some imagination, however, its flowers do smell sweetly).  An herb and a member of the Asteraceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 07.  Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; unlikely to be extinct soon as it is found in many other areas of North America.

http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Petasites+frigidus
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Petasites%20frigidus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petasites_frigidus
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEFR5
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-07.pdf 
https://eattheplanet.org/sweet-coltsfoot-a-plant-of-many-names/

Return to the Wyoming History Lesson

Copyright © 2024