Tragopogon dubius
 
Yellow Goat's-Beard

Floret Side

Regina
15-June-2020

As the style emerges from the corolla tube, it often makes a loop before entering the anther tube.  The anther tube is formed from five united anthers.  The style has not yet emerged from the apex of the anther tube in this specimen.

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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