Tragopogon_orientalis

<i>Tragopogon orientalis</i>

Tragopogon orientalis

Species of plant

Tragopogon orientalis, common name Oriental goat's beard, is a hemicryptophyte herbaceous annual plant in the family Asteraceae.[1]

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Taxonomy

This species was previously treated as a subspecies of Tragopogon pratensis, in contrast with latter molecular phylogenetic analyses.[2][3][4]

Distribution

Tragopogon orientalis

This species is native to Eurasia, with a range from Europe to Siberia and Western Himalaya.

Description

Tragopogon orientalis reaches approximately 40 cm (16 in) in height. The yellow flowers have a diameter of about 5–8 cm. Fruits are 15–20 mm long. Leaves are rather broad. These plants are characterized by the enlarged stem under the capitula and by the flowers that have the same size as the perianth.[5][6]

Biology

Flowering time lasts from May to September. This plant mainly grows in lowlands, hills, foothills and mountains.

References

  1. [1]
    Biolib
  2. [2]
    GBIF
  3. [3]
    \rMavrodiev E. V., Tancig M., Sherwood A. M., Gitzendanner M. A., Rocca J., Soltis P. S. & Soltis D. E. 2005: Phylogeny of Tragopogon L. (Asteraceae) based on internal and external transcribed spacer sequence data. – Int. J. Pl. Sci. 166: 117–133.
  4. [4]
    The Plant List
  5. [5]
    Flora von Österreich (in German)
  6. [6]
    Encyclopedia of Life

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