Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

TQ4792 19/03/2025 ©Raymond Small 

Coltsfoot is a perennial usually found at the edge of Hainault Lake during March and April. After pollination the heads droop, becoming upright again when the white fluffy parachutes (clocks) containing seeds have ripened and are ready to be dispersed on the wind.

TQ4792 20/04/2024 ©Brian Ecott

TQ4792 04/03/2019 ©Raymond Small

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