Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.2
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Growth	Fast
1000 Seed Weight (g)	0.3
Uses
Utility	Compost, oil, Erosion control, textiles, Fire starter, Dynamic accumulator
Edible	true
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves
Edible uses	Oil, Salt, Tea
Warning	Weed potential
Taxonomy
Family	Asteraceae or compositae
Origin and spread
Native to	Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Manchuria, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, India, Indiana, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Created: 2020-11-13 18:55:22 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:35:06 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

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Dried Coltsfoot Stems and Flower Tea 15.0$ USD

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