Dietmar Nill / Goats beard flower / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) with poppies in the background, Germany

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Goats beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seed head, Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Jeff Foott / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Jeff Foott / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Nick Upton / Meadow salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) close up of seed head, Mont-Lozere, Cevennes National Park, France, July.

Ernie Janes / Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead at sunset, England, UK, July.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, Gard, France, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flowering, Altwarper Dune, Altwarp, Germany, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flowering, Altwarper Dune, Altwarp, Germany, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) also called 'jack-go-to-bed-at noon' as it closes by midday. In garden at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow salsify flower (Tragopogon pratensis) Vosges, France, June.

Ernie Janes / Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, England, UK, June.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower with small beetle, Slovenia, Europe, May Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower with small beetle, Slovenia, Europe, May Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower with small beetle, Slovenia, Europe, May Meetyourneighbours.net project

Michel Poinsignon / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seed head, France, July

Michel Poinsignon / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seed head, France, July

Nick Upton / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) close up of seedhead 'clock', chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) close up of seedhead 'clock', chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Goat's Beard / Meadow Salsify (Tragopon pratensis) in flower. Lozere, France, July.

Ernie Janes / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) low angle view of seedhead silhouetted at dawn, Norfolk, UK July

Ernie Janes / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead silhouetted at dawn, Norfolk, UK July

Colin Varndell / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seedheads, Somerset, England, UK, June

Sandra Bartocha / Grass (Poaceae sp.) with floating Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seed, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, July

Sandra Bartocha / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seeds, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, July

MYN / Denis Palanque / Meadow Salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) wasteland, woodland edge, Savoie, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Meadow Salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) wasteland, woodland edge, Savoie, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Meadow Salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) woodland edge, Savoie, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Two Kentish snails (Monacha cantiana) aestivating on Goatsbeard / Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Meadow salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seed heads, Neretva river delta, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) and winter wild oat (Avena sterilis) in seed, Neretva river delta, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seed head, Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Adrian Davies / Goat's beard, close-up of seedhead of (Tragopogon pratensis), UK

Andy Sands / Goats beard (Tragopogon pratensis) Close up of seed head, UK

MYN / Niall Benvie / Goat's beard flower {Tragopogon pratensis} Scotland, UK, July meetyourneighbours.net project

John Waters / Goat's beard {Tragopogon pratensis} close-up of seed head, Devon, UK.

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe. Like dandelions, the seeds of goatsbeard have a parachute that enables wind dispersal over large distances. The parachute is up to 4cm in diameter a...

Solvin Zankl / Goatsbeard flower (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe

Solvin Zankl / Goatsbeard flowers (Tragopogon pratensis) - Europe

Dietmar Nill / Common poppy {Papaver rhoeas} + Goats beard {Tragopogon pratensis} Bulgaria.

Jan Vermeer / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) flower blooming, Europe, introduced into North America

Paul Hobson / Goats beard seed head {Tragopogon pratensis} Wiltshire, UK

Jeff Foott / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

WILLIAM OSBORN / Goat's beard {Tragopogon pratensis} seed head, UK

Nick Upton / Meadow salsify / Meadow goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) seedhead against blue sky, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tragopogon x mirabilis, a natural hybrid between Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) and Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) found in several colour forms, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tragopogon x mirabilis, a natural hybrid between Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) and Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) found in several colour forms, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Close up of Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flower, Umbria, Italy. May.

John Waters / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) close up of seed head, Daneway Banks, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, June.

Ernie Janes / Silhouette of Goatsbeard seedheads (Tragopogon pratensis) with grasses.

Linda Pitkin / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis), seed head, Bishop's Meadow, Farnham, Surrey, England, June.