Common Name: yellow salsify, yellow goat's-beardScientific Name: Tragopogon dubius Scop.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced biennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, smooth, branching Leaveslinear, long, sharp-pointed, blueish-green, grass-like, clasping base Flowersheads of bright yellow ray (ligulate) florets; bracts long, green, pointed; solitary and terminal; open in morning and close by mid-day; form large "puffball" Other: contains milky sap