Tragopogon dubius

Goatsbeard at Farrer, ACT

Tragopogon dubius at Farrer, ACT - 27 Oct 2015
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Identification history

Tragopogon dubius 29 Oct 2015 BettyDonWood
Tragopogon dubius 27 Oct 2015 Mike

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Mostly finished flowering. Opened remaining bud to find yellow petals.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   29 Oct 2015
You need open flowers to decide whether this is Tragopogon dubius (yellow) (Southern Tablelands and ACT) or T. porrifolius (purple) (widespread). In the Purple Book I mentioned that the flowers open early in the morning and are closed for most of the day. I have recently been told that that is not correct. Flowers open at any time of day and are only open for a short time.
Mike wrote:
   29 Oct 2015
I saw that the spent petals at the tip of the seed head were yellowish and dissected the remaining bud which had bright yellow petals - I didn't know how long I would have had to wait for it to open. I think both species are becoming more common though T. dubius is not reported by ALA before 1981.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 27 Oct 2015 11:29 AM Recorded on
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Species information

  • Tragopogon dubius Scientific name
  • Goatsbeard Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1677.34m Recorded at altitude
  • 84 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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