Tragopogon dubius
 
Yellow Goat's-Beard

Whole Plant Upright

Regina
16-June-2020

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Dubius: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species. 
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leaf tips straight; NOT [leaf tips usually coiled or curved back]

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flower head stalk usually flared below flower head; NOT [stalk only slightly flared below flower head]

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flower heads in bud cone-shaped, gradually tapered at the top; NOT [flower heads in bud urn-shaped, abruptly narrowed at the base and the top]

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phyllaries usually longer than florets