Tower Hill Preserve

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Yellow Goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius)

This European import is named for the resemblance of the fruiting head to a goat's beard. The flower head opens in the morning and is generally closed by noon. The swollen stem below the flower head is filled with milky sap.

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