Tragopogon dubius Yellow Goat's-Beard
Cypsela Regina 16-June-2020
Cypsela
Regina 16-June-2020
The cypsela consists of an achene with an adnate calyx (pappus).
Dubius: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species.
leaf tips straight; NOT [leaf tips usually coiled or curved back]
flower head stalk usually flared below flower head; NOT [stalk only slightly flared below flower head]
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]
phyllaries usually longer than florets