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- genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads
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- Natural hybridization and amphiploidy in the genus Tragopogon. Yet another controversy - the Intelligent Deceiver - The Panda's Thumb
- We therefore examined patterns of loss and expression in duplicate gene pairs (homeologs) in multiple individuals from seven natural populations of independent origin of Tragopogon mirus (Asteraceae), an allopolyploid that formed repeatedly within the last 80 years from the diploids T. dubius and T. porrifolius. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus, two allopolyploid species of goatsbeard, may have formed as many as 20 and 12 times, respectively, in eastern Washington and adjacent Idaho (USA) in only the past 60 – 70 years; multiple polyploidizations have even occurred within single small towns Bradley Monton's Paper criticizing Dover Decision
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), sometimes called “oyster plant” for the supposed flavor resemblance, and black salsify or scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica) are Mediterranean natives. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
