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Colt's-Foot
Colt's-Foot
Tussilago farfara
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Europe and Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Colt's-foot is a perennial wildflower that blooms in late winter before its leaves even emerge, sending up bright yellow daisy-like flowers on scaly, reddish stems. Its large, hoof-shaped leaves appear only after the flowers have gone to seed, inspiring its whimsical common name.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tussilago
Species
Tussilago farfara