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Tussilago farfara L.
coltsfoot
Symbol: TUFA
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 531. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for TUFA
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Plant Distribution by State

Tussilago farfara L.

TUFA

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Maine distribution information Massachusetts distribution information Michigan distribution information New Hampshire distribution information West Virginia distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Vermont distribution information Connecticut distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Rhode Island distribution information
Related Taxa:
Tussilago farfara L.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 1 species in Tussilago

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Classification:
Tussilago farfara L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Tussilago L. – coltsfoot
                               Species Tussilago farfara L. – coltsfoot

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Noxious Weed Information:
Tussilago farfara L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Alabama:
        coltsfoot     Class A noxious weed
Connecticut:
        coltsfoot     Invasive, banned
Oregon:
        coltsfoot     "A" designated weed
        coltsfoot     Quarantine

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Invasive Information:
Tussilago farfara L.
        colt's foot
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

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Introduced Information:
Tussilago farfara L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Tussilago farfara L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Tussilago farfara L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38583.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Tussilago farfara L.

    Ontario Noxious Weeds
    Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

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