[Goatsbeards and Salsifys: The Genus Tragopogon West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Meadow Goatsbeard, Yellow Salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Synonym: Tragopogon major

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


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.


Paul Slichter