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 Flower bud Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves John Kava |  Plant - summer John Kava | | |
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Origin:
Introduced
Life Cycle:
Biennial or perennial Similar Species: Tragopogon pratensis
General Desc:
Stems are erect and sparingly branched with terminal solitary flower head. The flower head bracts are narrow, 1 to 1-1/2 inches long and exceed the ray flowers. Large spherical flower head resembles a giant dandelion.
Identification notes: Bracts (phyllaries) usually 10 to 13, longer than the flower heads; flower heads of showy yellow ray flowers, solitary on stems that are visibly inflated at the top; leaves are elongate and narrow, mostly basal, alternate and sessile along the stem.
Height:
1 to 3 feet
Habitat Description: Dry roadsides, fields, and disturbed areas.
Plant Communities:
Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7500 feet
Color:
Lemon-yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Sep
Description:
Bracts are longer than the ray flowers. Flowers heads open in the morning and close by noon. Each flower head is up to 2-1/2 inches wide and has only bisexual ray flowers.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are up to 12 inches long, mostly less than 1/4 inch wide, gradually tapered from bases to tips. Stems are erect, 1 to several, sparingly branched, unevenly white-woolly when young, smooth when mature; sap milky.
Fruit Color: White
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes, slender, 1 to 1-1/2 inches long, tapering into stout beaks, brown, tipped with numerous, white to off-white, feather-like bristles, enclosing small seed.
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