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Colt's-foot
Scientific name: Tussilago farfara
Looking like a short Dandelion, but with a much rounder middle, Colt's-foot is a 'weed' of waste ground and field edges that brightens up early spring with its sunshine-yellow flower heads.
Species information
Statistics
Height: up to 15cmConservation status
Common.