Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Third harvest : A Hanging Little Sun In Early Spring

Name :
Tussilago farfara
EN : Coltsfoot
FR : Tussilage
Trip
Afoot, 15 kilometers, 3 hours
Description :
Along the bank of some paths in the dark forests spurt some exuberant little yellow flowers, hanging on stem growing over the ground. Tussilago farfara can be used for its young leaves during the spring : they can be cooked or be eaten in salads, like the flowers, which appear before the leaves, in early spring.The plant contains alcaloids and vitamins A and C. It was known before and used against cold, cough and asthma.

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