[Members of the Sunflower Family in Mt. Adams Country with Flower Heads Like Dandylions]

Meadow Goatsbeard, Yellow Salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Flower head of Meadow Goatsbeard, Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flower 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 Meadow Goatsbeard, Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

The photo above shows a close-up side-view of the flower 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.

Flower head of Meadow Goatsbeard, Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Note the spreading, narrow, leafy bracts which are longer than the rays of yellow salsify.

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