Common Name: coltsfootScientific Name: Tussilago farfara L.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsreproductive scapes, scales, leafless, white woolly Leavesnearly heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, basal, white woolly below, emerge after flowering Flowers heads of yellow ray (ligulate) and disk (tubulate) florets; open on sunny days, appear before leaves, puffball when mature