Tragopogon orientalis L.
Tragopogon pratensis L. ssp. orientalis (L.) Celak.
Tragopogon pratensis L.
Meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard
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6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine 
6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine 
6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine 
6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Tragopogon | Derived from two Greek words tragos meaning “goat” and pogon meaning “beard,” suggested by its prominent, feathery hairs when in seed |
| Species | pratensis | For ‘Martial’ Lamotte (born Simon Gabriel Lamotte), 1820-1883. (Thanks to David Hollombe for correcting the previously misattributed name.) |
Tragopogon pratensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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