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Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot - Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus
Other Names:  Petasites sagittatus

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 8


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Species Range
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Range Comments
Alaska to Labrador, south to Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota and southern Ontario.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 121

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Habitat
Swamps, fen margins, and riparian seeps within open forest and meadows in the valley and foothill zones.

Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus sylvicola (Thorp et al. 1983, Williams et al. 2014).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Thorp, R.W., D.S. Horning, and L.L. Dunning. 1983. Bumble bees and cuckoo bumble bees of California (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 23:1-79.
    • Williams, P., R. Thorp, L. Richardson, and S. Colla. 2014. Bumble Bees of North America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 208 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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