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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Tragopogon dubius Scop.
fistulous goat's-beard, greater sand goat's-beard, yellow salsify
Tragopogon: derived from two Greek words tragos meaning "goat" and pogon meaning "beard," suggested by its prominent, feathery hairs when in seed
dubius: doubtful
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 1'-3' tall forb with milky juice |
| Flower: | head 1 1/2" wide with pale yellow ray flowers, bracts longer than the rays; inflorescence a single head on a long stalk; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | dry seed on whitish, fluffy pappus forming a large ball |
| Leaf: | alternate, clasping, linear, grass-like with straight, pointed tips |
| Habitat: | dry; disturbed sites, roadsides |
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