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Coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara

May contain: flower, plant, and daisy
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: leaf, plant, flower, herbal, herbs, green, and vegetation
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: plant, root, grass, animal, lizard, and reptile
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: flower, plant, and daisy
May contain: leaf, plant, flower, herbal, herbs, green, and vegetation
May contain: plant, root, grass, animal, lizard, and reptile

Perennial; multiple green to brown stems grow from one root crown. Flowering stems are covered with wooly hairs. Yellow flowers on stems without leaves; leaves occur after flowers mature. Leaves are long heart-shaped, 2-8” long. Found in colonies.

Plant Details

Habitat NotesDisturbed areas, grasslands, roadsides, gardens and riparian areas.
Mature Height2-6”