FOIBIS

Species Details -
Tussilago farfara L.  

Accepted name: Tussilago farfara L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Coughwort
Coltsfoot
French names: Tussilage pas d'âne
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Asterales
Family:   Asteraceae
OPL Code: HTUSFA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Occasionally cultivated as a leaf vegetable or as a medicinal herb (e.g. in N China). Widely used as a medicinal herb.
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
168854
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SNA
GRANK
G?
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
TUSFA
 


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