Coltsfoot blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2015).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/5/2014).

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Coltsfoot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2016).

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Coltsfoot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/8/2011).

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Coltsfoot in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/3/2010).

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Coltsfoot blooming in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2013).

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Coltsfoot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2015).

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Coltsfoot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2011).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2015).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/5/2015).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/21/2015).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (2/22/2020).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/26/2013).

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Coltsfoot blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/10/2011).

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Coltsfoot growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/20/2016).

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Coltsfoot in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2014).

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Coltsfoot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/18/2014).

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Coltsfoot going to seed in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016).

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Coltsfoot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 225984 - Psn: 200)

Coltsfoot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Coltsfoot in Garrett Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Coltsfoot in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/24/2026). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1497188 - Psn: 200)

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Description

Coltsfoot is one of the first spring wildflowers to bloom. The flowers, which emerge from the ground before the leaves, somewhat resemble dandelions, but the stalks are long and, unlike dandelions, have scale leaves. After the blooms have gone to seed a single large green leaf emerges.

Where To Find

Roadsides, fields, waste places.

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Coltsfoot blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Coltsfoot blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Coltsfoot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Coltsfoot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/8/2011). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Coltsfoot in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/3/2010). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Coltsfoot blooming in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2013). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Coltsfoot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Coltsfoot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2011). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Coltsfoot blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Coltsfoot blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Coltsfoot blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Coltsfoot blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (2/22/2020). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Coltsfoot blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

Coltsfoot blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/10/2011). View Record Details Media by R. Child.

Coltsfoot growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/20/2016). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Coltsfoot in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2014). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Coltsfoot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/18/2014). View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

Coltsfoot going to seed in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Coltsfoot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist.

Coltsfoot in Garrett Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.