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Tragopogon porrifolius L.
Salsify
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Tragopogon | Derived from two Greek words tragos meaning “goat” and pogon meaning “beard,” suggested by its prominent, feathery hairs when in seed |
| Species | porrifolius | Means that the leaves look like those of the leek, the scientific name of which is Allium porrum |
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Tragopogon porrifolius description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/30/2014 · New Mexico
≈ 6 × 8" (14 × 20 cm) 
8/30/2014 · New Mexico
≈ 5 × 7" (13 × 16 cm)
8/30/2014 · New Mexico
≈ 4 × 4½" (10 × 11 cm)
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