Butterbur (disambiguation)
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Butterbur is the common name of several plants in the genus Petasites.
Butterbur may also refer to:
- Barliman Butterbur, a character in The Lord of the Rings
- Hydraecia petasitis or butterbur, a species of moth in the family Noctuidae
Plants
[edit]- Petasites albus or white butterbur, a flowering plant species in the daisy family, Asteraceae
- Petasites fragrans, an ornamental flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae
- Petasites hybridus, a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and northern Asia and used as an herbal remedy for migraines.
- Petasites spurius, a flowering plant of the genus Petasites of the family Asteraceae