Latin name: Tragopogon dubius Scop.
  Pronunciation: tra-GO-po-gon DOO-bee-us

  Common name: Yellow salsify or goat's beard
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Weed in waste places, along roadsides to
  about 8000', San Bernardino Mts, Santa Monica Mts,
  native to Europe

  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Tragopogon
  2) dubius
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