Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Co. Cork |
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sponc Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: March-April. Perennial. Native. The yellow-rayed flowers appear in spring before the leaves. Leaves are long-stalked, toothed, round to triangular and white-felted below. Spreads rapidly by means of scaly runners. Height: 10-30 cm. Grows on dunes, roadsides, gravel banks and waste ground. Similar: Winter Heliotrope, Petasites fragrans has similar leaves but lilac flowers. Introduced. |
Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, Sponc
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