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Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialfévrier to avril
Coltsfoot, photo 1 of 5
Coltsfoot, In flower
Coltsfoot, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in mountains and on the tundra. Flowers from February to April.

There are 6,202 observations of Coltsfoot in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie1,346
  2. Montréal1,066
  3. Montérégie619
  4. Capitale-Nationale590
  5. Laurentides476
  6. Outaouais462
  7. Lanaudière319
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean279
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches225
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent161
  11. Côte-Nord150
  12. Laval137
  13. Centre-du-Québec109
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine105
  15. Mauricie98
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue57
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsHubert Figuière
MountainJosyan Pierson
TundraLkovac

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Arctic sweet coltsfootPetasites frigidus
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