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Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Karen ww (karen64)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-04-07 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/4.3, 1/640 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-05-17 2:00 |
| Viewed: 332 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish] |
Tussilago farfara, commonly known as Coltsfoot, is a plant in the family Asteraceae.
It has been used medicinally as a cough suppressant. The name "tussilago" itself means "cough suppressant." The plant has been used historically to treat lung ailments such as asthma as well as various coughs by way of smoking. Crushed flowers supposedly cured skin conditions, and the plant has been consumed as a food product.
Coltsfoot is native to several locations in Europe and Asia. It is also a common plant in North America and South America where it has been introduced, most likely by settlers as a medicinal item. The plant is often found in waste and disturbed places and along roadsides and paths. In some areas it is considered an invasive species.
Other common names include Ass's foot, Bull's foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Farfara, Foal's foot, Foalswort, Horse Foot and Winter heliotrope. Sometimes it is confused as Petasites frigidus, or Western Coltsfoot.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tussilago
Species: T. farfara
Binomial name: Tussilago farfara
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- roges
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 590 W: 0 N: 497]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(3004) - [2009-05-17 2:36]
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Hallo Karen !
Splendid makro z wyjątkowych gracza!
Coraz bardziej obiecująco, gratulacje.
Piękny dzień,
Adrian
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- gostol (22)
- [2009-05-17 12:21]
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Witaj Karen.
A no w³a¶nie! Taki to se delikatny podbia³, a tyle ma w³a¶ciwo¶ci.
Pozdrawiam Aga.
Bonjour Karen,
Ce cadrage serré est judicieux mais la publication manque de profondeur de champ afin d'apprécier la finesse des détails.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard
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- briGG
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- [2009-05-18 13:46]
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Bonjour Karen,
Je débute aussi et j'ai parfois (aussi) des photos floues. On va y arriver!!!
Bien à toi
briGitte
