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| name = Coltsfoot<br />
| image = tussilagofarfara.jpg<br />
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Asterales]]<br />
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Tussilago]]''<br />
| species = '''''T. farfara'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Tussilago farfara''<br />
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br />
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'''Coltsfoot''' (''Tussilago farfara'') is a plant in the family [[Asteraceae]]. <br />
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It has been used medicinally as a [[cough suppressant]]. The name "tussilago" itself means "cough suppressant." The plant has been used since at least historical times to treat lung ailments such as [[asthma]] as well as various coughs by way of smoking. Crushed flowers supposedly cured skin conditions, and the plant has been consumed as a food item.<br />
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Coltsfoot is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plant that spreads by [[seed]]s and [[rhizome]]s. ''Tussilago'' is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. The flowers, which superficially resemble [[dandelion]]s, appear in early spring before dandelions. Leaves do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. The plant is typically between 10 - 30cm.<br />
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Coltsfoot is native to several locations in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It is also a common plant in [[North America]] and [[South America]] where it has been introduced, most likely by settlers as a medicinal item. The plant is often found in waste and disturbed places and along roadsides and paths. In some areas it is considered an [[invasive species]].<br />
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Coltsfoot is used as a food plant by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Gothic (moth)|The Gothic]] and [[Small Angle Shades]]. The Coltsfoot is also worked by the honey bee (apis mellifera mellifera), this species provided a lot of pollen for the honey bee.<br />
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Other common names include Ass's foot, Bull's foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Farfara, Foal's foot, Foalswort, Horse Foot and Winter heliotrope.<br />
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== External links == <br />
* [http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=6564 Coltsfoot information] <br />
* [http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=74 Coltsfoot Flowers Sorbet]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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Image:Coltsfoot close-up aka.jpg|Close-up of an inflorescence<br />
Image:Planta prundul dambovitei.jpg|Foliage<br />
Image:Tussilago farfara.JPG|A group of plants in bloom<br />
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{{commons|Tussilago farfara}}<br />
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[[Category:Asteraceae]]<br />
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]<br />
[[Category:Alpine flora]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Estonia]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Invasive plant species]]</div>Envoy