Goat's-beard

Goat's-beard

Yellow Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis has smooth stems and narrow leaves. The large yellow flowering heads close at noon and are encased in long pointed green bracts. The seeding head looks like a very large and fluffy dandelion clock. Goat's-beard is a common weed that grows up to a metre high by roadsides and on waste ground. [CH] {GW}