- Resemble dandelions but appear in early spring before Dandelions appear.
- The leaves (resemble a colt's foot), do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers... hence the country nickname “Son before Father”
- Typically between 10 - 30 cm in height.
- Has been used in herbal medicine for its purported cough-suppressing effects.
- In the days before most people could read and write, shops identified themselves with symbols – three golden balls for the pawnbroker, a red and white striped pole for the barber, the yellow Coltsfoot for the herbalist.
April 12th, 2011
April 27th, 2011
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