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Goat Grass

Petasites japonicus

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in fields, pastures, roadsides, other disturbed areas. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 65%

Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist

At a glance

Bloom
April to August

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 3 West Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Acer campestre; Agastache rugosa; Cajanus scarabaeoides; Claytonia rubra subsp. rubra; Corydalis orthopoda; Crataegus scabrida var. asperifolia; Dichanthelium helleri; Dichanthelium inflatum; Dichanthelium mutabile; Epilobium parviflorum; Equisetum laevigatum; Euphorbia hypericifolia; Euphorbia myrsinites; Euphrasia stricta var. stricta; Gamochaeta antillana; Hedera hibernica; Isolepis setacea; Lythrum portula; Monarda reedii; Not in RAB; Persicaria filiformis; Persicaria posumbu; Petasites japonicus; Phlox derelicta; Pleioblastus fortunei; Poa iconia var. iconia; Prunus glandulosa; Pycnanthemum monotrichum; Sabulina diffusa; Spiranthes bightensis; Styrax japonicus; Symphyotrichum schistosum; Tephrosia purpurea; Tilia cordata; Vachellia constricta; Valerianella woodsiana; Veronica sublobata; Viola imposter; Viola stoneana

Conservation status

West Virginia rankSNA
Global rankG5
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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