Purple Salsify, Purple Goatsbeard, Meadow Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius L.

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ mature plant

▲ basal foliage

▲ ▼ flowers

·         Purple Goatsbeard, Purple Salsify:  (mentioned on pp. 177 of Weeds of the Great Plains; not in  Weeds of the Northeast)

o   a native, simple perennial species similar to Western Goatsbeard, except flowers are purple