. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. bbed. [Greek, goats-beard.] About 35 species, natives of the Old World. Type species : Tragopogon pratensis L. Flowers yellow ; involucral bracts equalling or shorter than the purple; involucral bracts much longer than the rays. 1. T. pratensis. 2. T. porrifolius. I. Tragopogon pratensis L. Yellow Goats-beard. ]\Ieadow Salsify. Fig. 4058. Tragopogon pratensis L.
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. bbed. [Greek, goats-beard.] About 35 species, natives of the Old World. Type species : Tragopogon pratensis L. Flowers yellow ; involucral bracts equalling or shorter than the purple; involucral bracts much longer than the rays. 1. T. pratensis. 2. T. porrifolius. I. Tragopogon pratensis L. Yellow Goats-beard. ]\Ieadow Salsify. Fig. 4058. Tragopogon pratensis L. Sp. PI. 789. 1753. Stem branched, i4°-3° high. Leaves keeled,tapering from the broad, more or less claspingbase to a very long acuminate tip, the lowersometimes 10 long and i wide; pedunclesthickened at the top; heads i-2ibroad; bractsof the involucre about 8, lanceolate, acuminate,shorter than or equalling (rarely exceeding)the V^llow rays; marginal achenes striate,smooth or roughened. In fields and waste places, Nova Scotia to NewJersey, Ontario, Ohio, Manitoba and from Europe. June-Oct. Called alsobucks-beard, noon-flower, star-of-jerusalem, noon-tide, Josephs flower,
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