Identification: Unknown Flower

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  1. Megami

    Megami Active Member 10 Years

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    Anyone know what this is? Photographed today at VanDusen gardens - no tag with it. Thanks.
     

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    woodschmoe Active Member 10 Years

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    It looks like the flower bud of a petasites (AKA 'butterbur', some species referred to as 'coltsfoot'), of some sort.
     
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  3. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yep, I concur.
     
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    Megami Active Member 10 Years

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    Thanks you two! :)
     
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