Goat’s-Beard or Yellow Salsify

Goat’s-Beard or Yellow Salsify [Tragopogon dubius] seen at Alma Creamery, Alma, Kansas on 17 May 2021 and Grand Island, Nebraska on 19 May 2021. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae / Compositae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America page 569, records that it was introduced species and the USDA site has it found in most of the United States and Canada.

USDA Plants Listing: Tragopogon dubius

Goat’s-Beard – Alma, Kansas – 17 May 2021

Goat’s-Beard – Alma, Kansas – 17 May 2021

Goat’s-Beard – Grand Island, Nebraska