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Salsify

Tragopogon

Photo by Janice Parr
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Field Notes

Description:

I love the structure of this fluffy seed head, they looked like dandelion seed heads but larger. I was unable to make out any leaves at the base but the closed head to the right of the picture was also part of the plant. These seed heads were also about in June in the UK, which seemed quite early in the year.

Habitat:

Roadside verge.

Reference Links:

Salsify

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Janice Parr
Thank you Scott, I do remember seeing some of these flowers around the area in past walks.
ScottRasmussen
It's a species of Salsify, genus Tragopogon. It'll be hard to tell which species without seeing the flower; some are yellow while others are purple. http://plants.usda.gov/java/imageGallery?category=sciname&txtparm=Tragopogon&familycategory=all&growthhabit=all&duration=all&origin=all&wetland=all&imagetype=all&artist=all&copyright=all&location=all&stateSelect=all&cite=all&viewsort=15&sort=sciname

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Flowers of Europe
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011

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