Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus (Boiss. & A. Huet) Šourek

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Petasites// Species: Petasites hybridus (L.) G. Gaertn. & al.// Subspecies: Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus (Boiss. & A. Huet) Šourek

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula and Crimean Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+).

Habitat: Wet habitats- banks of rivers.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – inflorescence (female). “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – inflorescence (female). “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – spent inflorescence (female). “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – spent inflorescence (female). “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – capitula with pistilate florets. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – capitula with pistilate florets. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – capitula with pistilate florets. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – invlolucre of capitula. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – involucre. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – spent capitula. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – spent capitula. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – female capitulum with developing achenes. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – female capitulum with developing achenes. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – scale leaf of scape. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – abaxial side of leaf with tomentose indumentum. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – leaf sinus. The sinus is bordered by at least two lateral veins. The basal loves are convergent. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – leaf petiole. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus – cross section of leaf petiole. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Petasites hybridus subsp. ochroleucus. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=7000587&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 26.04.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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