Tussilago farfara

Common Name: 
coltsfoot
Scientific Name: 
Tussilago farfara L.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems
reproductive scapes, scales, leafless, white woolly
Stems of Coltsfoot
Leaves
nearly heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, basal, white woolly below, emerge after flowering
Leaves of Coltsfoot
Flowers
heads of yellow ray (ligulate) and disk (tubulate) florets; open on sunny days, appear before leaves, puffball when mature
Flowers of Coltsfoot
Flowers of Coltsfoot