Coltsfoot is a wild plant native to Europe and Asia. It also grows in the northeastern part of the United States and in Canada. The coltsfoot has light yellow, daisylike flowers that bloom in March or April. The plant’s large leaves grow after the flowers have withered. The leaves are downy on the underside. They are round at first but later become shaped like a heart or a colt’s foot. False coltsfoot and beetleweed are not true coltsfoot plants.