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Post by Sam on Feb 8, 2017 5:20:06 GMT -5
Found these in bloom already. The brilliant yellow flowers can be seen for quite a distance this time of year. Coltsfoot is a perennial plant that looks similar to a dandelion when it blooms in spring. This wild edible plant is unusual in that the flowers bloom and die before the appearance of any leaves, which earned Coltsfoot the name of "son before the father" in earlier times. Before the introduction of matches, the felt-like covering of the plant, wrapped in a rag and dipped in a solution of saltpetre, was considered to be excellent tinder after being dried in the sun. This plant contains mucilage, bitter glycosides, and tannins; it is these that are thought to give the herb anti-inflammatory and antitussive (cough prevention and treatment) properties. Coltsfoot root contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, potentially toxic constituents and it suspected that there may be small quantities in the leaves.
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Post by les on Feb 9, 2017 1:08:35 GMT -5
Very nice Sam
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Post by Sam on Feb 9, 2017 5:08:16 GMT -5
Thank you Les.
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Post by BarrowMad on May 12, 2017 8:58:01 GMT -5
Very good shots.
I was thinking to myself before I read your post and just caught a glimpse of the picture, that it looks like a dandelion!
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Post by Sam on May 13, 2017 7:50:18 GMT -5
It does BorrowMad. The seed even look like the fuzzy ball of a dandelion.
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