Meadow Salsify

Tragopogon pratensis

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ mature plant

▲ ▼  flowers

▲ leaves and flower bud

·         Meadow Salsify:  (mentioned on pp. 177 of Weeds of the Great Plains, and mentioned on p. 164-165 of Weeds of the Northeast)

o   generally smaller plant, without swelling of stem below flower as in western salsify

o   bracts below flower do not extend past petals, as with western salsify