Tragopogon - Wikipedia Tragopogon, also known as goatsbeard[4] or salsify, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae It includes the vegetable known as salsify, as well as a number of common wild flowers Salsifies are forbs growing as biennial or perennial plants They have a strong taproot and milky sap
Tragopogon pratensis (Jack Go to Bed at Noon, Meadow Goats Beard . . . Yellow Goat's Beard is an ornamental biennial wildflower with edible roots, shoots, stems, and leaves This wildflower is typically found along roadsides, woodlands, fields, and other disturbed areas The plant is a member of the Asteraceae or Aster family
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Tragopogon They were introduced into North America (from Europe and Asia) because of their edibility Click for a detailed comparison of the three species "Tragos" is Greek for "goat" and "pogon" for "beard", thus giving another common name, "Goat’s Beard" The Tragopogon genus was named by Linnaeus in 1753 This is a non-native species
Tragopogon dubius (Yellow Goats Beard) - Minnesota Wildflowers When the sun hits the seed head, it glistens with a pale bronze color and is quite attractive A similar species, Tragopogon pratensis (Meadow Goat's-beard), also non-native, has brighter yellow flowers, bracts that are as long as or shorter than the rays, and leaves that curl at the tip
Intermountain Herbaria Portal - Tragopogon Tragopogon is weedy in North America Allotetraploids T mirus and T miscellus are native to the United States The heads of tragopogons usually open early mornings and close by midday Gleason, Henry A Cronquist, Arthur J 1991 Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada lxxv + 910 pp
Tragopogon Tragopogon, a genus of Eurasian origin, has become a model system for evolutionary genomics of polyploid species As reviewed in other sections, three diploid species were introduced from Eurasia into North America
Tragopogon L. - World Flora Online The genus Tragopogon is in the family Asteraceae in the major group Angiosperms by Asteraceae The record derives from TPL1 1 (data supplied on 2025-12-15) which reports it as an accepted name (record urn:lsid:marinespecies org:taxname:1076614 )
Common Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) - Level Up Garden Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower and edible root It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, Tragopogon