[Goatsbeards and Salsify: The Genus Tragopogon East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard, Oyster Plant, Oysterplant

Tragopogon dubius

Synonym: Tragopogon major

Flower head of Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard, Oyster Plant, Oysterplant: Tragopogon dubius (Synonym: Tragopogon major)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower head of yellow salsify as seen at SnowKing SnoPark along Forest Rd #82 on the southern side of Mt. Adams.........July 1, 2005.

Involucral bracts of Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard, Oyster Plant, Oysterplant: Tragopogon dubius (Synonym: Tragopogon major) - Flower head of Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard, Oyster Plant, Oysterplant: Tragopogon dubius (Synonym: Tragopogon major)

Close-up side-view and view down onto the flower head of yellow salsify as seen at SnowKing SnoPark along Forest Rd #82 on the southern side of Mt. Adams..........July 1, 2005. Plants have a somewhat glaucous cast to them. Note the spreading, narrow, leafy bracts which are longer than the rays of yellow salsify.

Seed head of Synonym: Tragopogon major - Seed head of Synonym: Tragopogon major

Close-ups of the seed heads of yellow salsify as seen near the Painted Rocks trailhead of the Little Spokane River Natural Area..........July 5, 2011.
Paul Slichter