[Salsify: The Genus Tragopogon in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard

Tragopogon dubius

Synonym: Tragopogon major

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

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 Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard: Tragopogon dubius (Synonym: Tragopogon major)

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 Yellow Salsify, Meadow Goatsbeard: Tragopogon dubius (Synonym: Tragopogon major)

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

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