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Coltsfoot, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Coltsfoot Leaves (Tussilago farfara), a plant in the family Asteraceae, in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
02 June 2023
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
06 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. The flowers bloom and die first, often before any leaves appear. Here is a "Coltsfoot clock", similar to a Dandelion clock, in which fluffy hairs allow the seeds to be dispersed by the wind.
25 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. The flowers normally bloom and die first, often before any leaves appear. The leaves are supposed to resemble the cloven hoof of a colt. Here, rarely, the flower and the leaves are seen together.
25 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. The flowers bloom and die first, often before any leaves appear. This photo shows scale-leaves on the stems, and a "Coltsfoot clock"
25 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the more densely packed centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
11 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the orange centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
11 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the orange centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
11 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the orange centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
06 April 2020
Coltsfoot, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the orange centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
