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Wild Flowers Of Strathclyde Park
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	Butterbur Petasites hybridus of the Daisy family a perennial 70 -150 cm high blooms March-May likes damp places can be seen along the banks of the Clyde

	This plant got its name from the use of its leaves for wrapping butter. The leaves can be up to 100cm across and one can imagine that in ancient times they may have been used to wrap other foods. The plants scientific name refers to a the comparison of the size and shape of the leaf to an ancient type of wide-brimmed hat, the petusos. In medieaval times the powdered roots of the plant were used to treat certain skin conditions.