Tragopogon pratensis

Species category

Weed

Common name

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, Oyster plant salsify

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
, long, curved beak

Size

  • Length 13 mm–14 mm
  • Width 1.8 mm–2 mm
  • Thickness 1.8–2 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Ribbed with tubercles

Other structures

Long beak, longitudinal ribs, lateral scar are present.

Identification notes

AchenesAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
long ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
, slightly curved, and the beak is more persistent. Surface contains longitudinal ribs with small, pointed tubercles which are fairly uniform from base to beak. Scar is slightly lateral at the base. Color is brown.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Tragopogon pratensis L.

Synonyms

Tragopogon lamottei Rouy
Tragopogon orientalis L.
Tragopogon pratensis L. ssp. orientalis (L.) Celak.

 Tragopogon pratensis.  Achenes with a long beak and longitudinal ribs and lateral scar.
Tragopogon pratensis. Achenes with a long beak and longitudinal ribs and lateral scar.