Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis minor)
A morning flower, closing its flowerhead in the afternoon, hence its country name of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon.
The nominate species is scarce in Britain and it is the sub-species 'minor' that is the common Goat's-beard.
The flowerheads give way to a large white dandelion-like clock.
Found in a Gloucestershire hedgerow.
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Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis minor)
A morning flower, closing its flowerhead in the afternoon, hence its country name of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon.
The nominate species is scarce in Britain and it is the sub-species 'minor' that is the common Goat's-beard.
The flowerheads give way to a large white dandelion-like clock.
Found in a Gloucestershire hedgerow.
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Uploaded on May 26, 2023
Taken on May 24, 2023