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Coltsfoot. Tussilago farfara

Today's Sunday Challenge is: Yellow

The common name comes from the leaf's supposed resemblance to a colt's foot. The leaves of coltsfoot appear after the flowers have set seed. The long stems bear scale-leaves that can be seen more clearly in the PiP. Coltsfoot has been used in herbal medicine and the leaves have been used in traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea or syrup) or externally (directly applied) for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, locomotor system, viral infections, flu, colds, fever, rheumatism and gout.

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21 comments

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… said:

Beautiful images also the information is interesting Amelia !!!!
4 years ago

neira-Dan said:

un beau Tussilage
4 years ago ( translate )

Thomas Heizmann said:

schönes Bild, schöne Erklärung
4 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Another yellow thing I wished to see on this Sunday! =)

On our latitude it is still too early for them.
4 years ago

Nautilus said:

les fleurs qui annoncent le printemps...
4 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

Thank you for all these sunny flowers, Amelia !!!
4 years ago

Gudrun said:

They are a sight for sore eyes! As kids we used to pick the flowers, I guess our mother was less than enamoured;-)
4 years ago

Xata said:

Yellow flowers bring sunshine in nature...
4 years ago ( translate )

Wierd Folkersma said:

coltfoot is often the first yellow flower to grow in spring, we still have to wait for a while
4 years ago

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

A great macro shot, Amelia, with fine details. I often see coltsfoot on my strolls. All the best, Joe
4 years ago

Ulrich John said:

That’s beautiful, Amelia !
4 years ago

Jan said:

Great for yellow theme
4 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

I especially like your main picture Amelia. I love the focusing.
4 years ago

Keith Burton said:

Two beautiful images Amelia.................I especially like your clever use of a narrow depth of field in the main image, to make just the one flower stand out in perfect detail.
4 years ago

2 said:

What cheerful yellow messengers of spring! Great detail on the main flower> :)

Keep Strong - Keep Smiling
4 years ago