Connecticut Plants
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
This is a common plant of roadsides, conspicuous because it blooms very early in spring. The leaves appear only after the flowers have gone.
- Family: aster (Asteraceae)
- Habitat: roadsides, waste places
- Height: 3-18 inches
- Flower size: 1 inch across
- Flower color: yellow
- Flowering time: February to May
- Origin: Eurasia
