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Tussilago farfara

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Tussilago farfara

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Also known as coltsfoot, Tussilago Farfarus

Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot, is a plant in the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast or to act on. It has had uses in traditional medicine, but the discovery of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the plant has resulted in liver health concerns.

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Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot, is a flowering plant native to Europe and Asia that has traditionally been used in medicine, particularly for cough relief (as its Latin name suggests). However, modern research has found that the plant contains toxic compounds that can harm the liver, raising health concerns about its use.

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Species

Clayweed

Tussilago farfara

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central
Observations132,370
Observations recorded816,686

款冬（學名：Tussilago farfara），別名冬花、蜂斗菜或款冬蒲公英，屬於菊科款冬属植物。 多年生草本植物，广卵形至心脏形叶子丛生，边缘有波状疏锯齿，下面密被白色棉毛；冬季花茎先叶出现，顶生头状花序，周围为黄色舌状花，中央为管状花；细小瘦果。 原产于中国、欧洲和非洲北部，日本也有生长。 植株 葉 花 種子

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,544
With media
5,058
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
NY, RSA, USFWS, CM, YPM, ANSP
Recorded in
United States, China
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Tussilago
Image
Tussilago farfara - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 39-2025.tif
Has use
medicinal plant
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Tussilago farfara
Commons category
Tussilago farfara
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Tussilago farfara
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=40789
taxon common name
pata la mula
has fruit type
achene
taxon range
Xinjiang
short name
T. farfara
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Distribution
  • Name
  • Uses
  • Toxicity
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot, is a plant in the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast or to act on. It has had uses in traditional medicine, but the discovery of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the plant has resulted in liver health concerns.

Tussilago farfara is the only accepted species in the genus Tussilago, although more than two dozen other species have at one time or another been considered part of this group. Most of them are now regarded as members of other genera (Chaptalia, Chevreulia, Farfugium, Homogyne, Leibnitzia, Petasites, Senecio).

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