[Members of the Sunflower Family Found West of the Cascade Mountains With Flower Heads Consisting Entirely of Ray Flowers]

Goatsbeards and Salsifys West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Tragopogon

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

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Note the spreading, narrow, leafy bracts which are longer than the rays of yellow salsify.

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

Remarkable Goatsbeard, Remarkable Salsify: Tragopogon mirus -

Oyster Plant, Purple Oyster Plant, Purple Oyster Salsify, Purple Salsify: Tragopogon porrifolius -

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, Meadow Salsify: Tragopogon pratensis (Synonym: Tragopogon pratensis ssp. pratensis) -

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