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Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

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Common names

58 names · 45 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (44)
Dutch
  • Klein hoefblad[2]
French
  • pas-d'âne[2]
  • Tussilage[2]
  • Tussilage commun[2]
+1 more nameShow fewer names
  • tussilage pas-d'âne[2]
Albanian
  • Thundërmushkë[2]
Armenian
  • Տատրակ[2]
Azerbaijani
  • Adi dəvədabanı[2]
Belarusian
  • Падбел звычайны[2]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновен подбел[2]
Catalan
  • pota de cavall[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Bjelokopitnjak[2]
  • Konjsko kopito[2]
  • Podbjel[2]
Czech
  • podběl lékařský[2]
Danish
Estonian
Faroese
  • loðið hovblað[2]
Finnish
  • leskenlehti[2]
German
Greek
  • Βήχιο[2]
Hungarian
  • lókörmű martilapu[2]
  • Martilapu[2]
Icelandic
  • Hóffífill[2]
Irish
Italian
  • Farfara[2]
  • Tossilaggine comune[2]
Japanese
  • フキタンポポ[2]
  • 蕗蒲公英[2]
Kazakh
  • Өгейшөп[2]
Komi
  • Вижъюр[2]
Latvian
  • Māllēpe[2]
  • Parastā māllēpe[2]
Lithuanian
  • Ankstyvasis šalpusnis[2]
Luxembourgish
  • Iselsfouss[2]
Manx
  • Cabbag ny h-awin[2]
Norwegian
Ossetian
  • Хъумбала[2]
Polish
  • Podbiał pospolity[2]
Portuguese
  • Tussilagem[2]
  • Unha-de-cavalo[2]
Romanian
Russian
  • Мать-и-мачеха[2]
Schwyzerdutsch
  • Zytröseli[2]
Serbian
  • Подбел[2]
Slovak
  • podbeľ liečivý[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni lapuh[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Öksürük otu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Підбіл звичайний (Мати-й-мачуха)[2]
Welsh
  • Dail troed yr ebol[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Tussilago farfara L. ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Colt's-foot (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140745; taxon 59R86.
  • Huflattich (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140746; taxon 59R86.
[2] Tussilago farfara — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • colt's-foot — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Tussilage commun — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Klein hoefblad — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Huflattich — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Podbiał pospolity — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • leskenlehti — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Мать-и-мачеха — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • tussilage pas-d'âne — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • pas-d'âne — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Følfod — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Thundërmushkë — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • hestehov — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Tussilago — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Coltsfoot — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Տատրակ — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Hóffífill — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Māllēpe — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Podbal — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Öksürük otu — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Hästhov — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Хъумбала — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Өгейшөп — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • フキタンポポ — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Cabbag ny h-awin — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Paiseleht — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Dail troed yr ebol — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Adi dəvədabanı — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Sponc — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Martilapu — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Вижъюр — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • podběl lékařský — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • fárfara — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Βήχιο — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Zytröseli — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Ankstyvasis šalpusnis — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Podbjel — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Farfara — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Konjsko kopito — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Bjelokopitnjak — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • podbeľ liečivý — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Parastā māllēpe — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • 款冬 — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • 款冬 — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • colts foot — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Iselsfouss — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • loðið hovblað — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Підбіл звичайний (Мати-й-мачуха) — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Падбел звычайны — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • navadni lapuh — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Обикновен подбел — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • pota de cavall — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • lókörmű martilapu — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Tussilagem — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Unha-de-cavalo — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Tossilaggine comune — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • 蕗蒲公英 — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Подбел — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.
  • Tussilage — results[0].names[59]; taxon id 56222; Tussilago farfara.

General information

Scientific name: Tussilago farfara
Accepted name (Kew): Tussilago farfara L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Asteraceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Tussilago (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Coltsfoot
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Herbaceous, Ground cover
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 0.20 m
Spread: 1.00 m
Growth rate: Fast
Foliage: None

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 4-8
Soil moisture:
Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Full sun, Partial shade

Uses

Edible parts:
Flowers, Leaves
Edibility rating:
(3)
Medicinal rating:
(3)
Functions:
None

Description

The buds and young flowers of this plant can be eaten both raw and cooked, and have a pleasant anise flavor that is delicious in salads. The young leaves can also be eaten raw or cooked and are suitable for salads, soups, or cooked as a vegetable. Note that the leaves have a bitter taste until they are rinsed after cooking. Fresh or dried leaves and flowers can be used to make aromatic tea with a licorice-like taste. The dried and burnt leaves can serve as a salt substitute. Additionally, the slender stem can be candied in sugar syrup.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/03
Harvest ends: 30/04

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 559806; name ID 3134115; Tussilago L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 170826; name ID 2901763; Tussilago farfara L..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Tussilago farfara

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 1449893, ID 59R86: Tussilago farfara L. (accepted).

    Source checked on .