Flower ID: IMG_7194.JPG-06-27-2021 Flower name (scientific): Tragopogon dubius Scopoli PY: 1772. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) tra-go-POH-gon DOO-bee-us Flower name (common): Yellow Goat's Beard Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek tragos for goat and pogon for a beard, referring to the pappus (tuft of hairs) of the fruit. Specific epithet: Latin for uncertain or doubtful. Common name origin: From the flower color and the literal translation of Tragopogon as goat's beard. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.0 inches (3.8 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 14 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 30 cm long and up to 12 to 19 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear-lanceolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, prairies, fields, sun, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes when in flower. The bracts, being longer than the ray florets, help to identify this species. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795355 Longitude: -91.513790 Altitude: 270.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Tragopogon dubius subsp. dubius (The other infraspecifics are Tragopogon dubius subsp. desertorum (Lindemann) Tzvelev, Tragopogon dubius subsp. major (Nicolaus Jacquin) Vollmann. Neither of these two subspecies have been recorded from North America.)