Tragopogon pratensis (Goat's beard)
Other names: Tragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensis, Buck's beard, Clock flower, Go-to-be-at-noon, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, Joseph's flower, Johnny-go-to-bed, Johnny-go-to-bed-at-noon, Noontide, Salsifex, Sleep at noon, Star of Jerusalem, Nap at noon, Noon flower, Shepherd's clock, Hieracium tragopogon, Tragopogon pratensis f. antherotristis, Meadow goat's beard, Meadow salsify, Noonday flower, Noonflower, Yellow goat's beard
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Species
T. pratensis is a clump-forming, deciduous, annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial with narrowly lance-shaped, keeled, mid- to grey-green leaves and dandelion-like, yellow flowerheads in summer. Flowers are followed by fluffy seedheads.
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| Size | Max height | Max spread | To maturity |
| 0.6 m | 0.4 m | 1-2 years | |
| 1 ft | 1 ft | 1-2 years | |
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