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A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Tussilago farfara L. [FNA20, H&C]
Asteraceae
coltsfoot

Origin: Introduced from Eurasia

Voucher:WTU (view specimen records)

Notes: FNA20: "Flowering heads of Tussilago farfara close at night (laminae of ray corollas arch and roll inward). The species is becoming an invasive weed in some areas."

Literature:
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Photo © Peter Dunwiddie
(from WTU Image Collection)

Taxon treatment authored by Peter F. Zika; last updated 12/5/2008 by David Giblin
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