Other common names:
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot, Northern Sweet Coltsfoot Other scientific names: Petasites palmatus Family: Composite Family (Asteraceae) Distinctive features:
Deeply lobed leaves. Similar species: • Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) Flowers: Spring; White; 7 or more parts (petals); Yellow/cream. Blooms in springbefore leaves appear. Leaves:
Deeply lobed. Height:
12-50 cm (5-20 in) Habitat: Forests; Swamps and wet forests. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 358 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 178 Notes:
I've only seen this plant in more northerly locales such as Bruce and Grey counties and northward (ie, not near Lake Erie, for example).
Photographs:
220 photographs available, of which 10 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
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Sweet Coltsfoot flowers.
An entire Sweet Coltsfoot plant in bloom.
Closeup view of a couple of Sweet Coltsfoot flowers. Each "flower" is actually a cluster of small flowers, as is typical of the Composite Family.
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