Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
A yellow flower with with many petals. One of the first blooming plants in Quebec in spring. Blooms before the leaves appear.
| 🇫🇷 | Pas-d'âne |
| 🇩🇪 | Huflattich |
| 🇲🇽 | Pie de caballo |
Taxonomy
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
How to Identify
To identify this species I rely on the color yellow, that the flower has many petals, and that the flower appears before leaves are grown.
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| Flowers | |
| Color | yellow |
| Shape | discoid |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
| Leaves | |
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | long |
| Shape | cordate |
| Margin | dentate |
| Venation | palmate |
Learn more about morphological characteristics of flowers here.
Where and When to Spot
One of the first flower in April along roads and pathways on sandy ground.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Michel-Chartrand | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | x | - | - | - |
| Parc de la Frayère | x | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.