Meadow Salsify

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Meadow Salsify
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensis
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Tragopogon
Species: T. pratensis
Binomial name
Tragopogon pratensis
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Meadow Salsify Tragopogon pratensis (also known as Showy Goat's-beard or Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon) is a plant in the Asteraceae family, distributed across Europe and North America, commonly growing in fields (hence its name) and on roadsides. It flowers between June and October and its flowers have a diameter of 3-5 cm. The root and buds are comestible.

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