Tragopogon dubius
Fl. Carniol. ed. 2, 2: 95. 1772.
Plants (30–)40–80(–100) cm. Leaves: apices straight (not recurved to coiled), faces initially tomentulose to floccose, soon glabrescent. Peduncles distally inflated. Involucres conic in bud. Outer florets much shorter than phyllaries; corollas yellow. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering early summer.
Habitat: Disturbed sites and less disturbed sites
Elevation: 10–2500 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, Australia, s Africa.
Discussion
Tragopogon dubius is naturalized across much of North America. It typically grows in sites drier than those where T. pratensis is found.
Selected References
None.