yellow salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Member of salsifies (genus Tragopogon)
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• rays pale lemon-yellow
• 8–13 phyllaries, much exceeding flowers when fully bloomed [but not exceeding the seed ball]
• pappus ± white

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Chris’s observations: 2 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 2

Months:

• Jun.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora