Other Names: Ass's foot, Baccy plant, British tobacco, Bull's foot, Calve's foot, Clatterclogs, Cleate, Clote, Coughwort, Cowheave, Dishilago, Dove-dock, Dummy leaf, Dummy weed, Flower velure, Foal's foot, Fohanan, Hogweed, Hoofs, Horse's hoof, Poor man's baccy, Son afore the father, Sowfoot, Sweeps brushes, Tushalagies, Tushalan, Tushy-lushy gowan, Yellow stars, Yellow trumpets.

Description
A hardy perennial growing 3-12" (8-30cm) high. It has a small, white, spreading root which produces tender stalks. The leaves are toothed, dark green with grey beneaths, and the dentate, cordate shape is as a small cloven hoof. Small, yellow, daisy-like flowers with a short life span appear in spring.

Cultivation

Site:	Almost anywhere so long as the soil is moist, though it seems to prefer loamy or limestone dirt.
Propagation:	Sow in spring if none grows wild nearby. Take root cuttings spring/autumn. Divide in autumn.
Harvest:	Leaves as required.

Preservation: Dry leaves, for tobacco. Decoct.

Warning:
Tussilago is latin meaning 'cough-dispeller'. It is smoked and is an expectorant. For all its benefits, however, too much of any tobacco is bad for you!