Tragopogon pratensis

Tragopogon pratensis
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tragopogon
Species:
T. pratensis
Binomial name
Tragopogon pratensis

Tragopogon pratensis (common names Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, meadow salsify, showy goat's-beard or meadow goat's-beard) is a biennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It flowers between June and October.

It is distributed across Europe and North America, commonly growing in fields. The root and buds are edible, and it has a milky latex.