Tragopogon brevirostris, DC.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 324

15. T. brevirostris DC. , Prodr. 7: 114 (1838).

Biennial with a fusiform vertical rootstock. Stems up to 60(-110) cm, often branched below, usually sparsely hairy. Leaves linear, usually widened at base, the margins mostly flat. Peduncles not inflated; involucral bracts 5-11, shorter than or equalling ligules. Ligules yellow. Achenes 1-2 cm, smooth or tuberculate; annulus hairy. Pappus usually shorter than achene. S. part of U.S.S.R., extending to E. Romania', S. Greece. Gr Rm Rs (C, W, E). 1 Beak of achene absent (a) subsp. brevirostris 1 Beak of achene present 2 Leavesnot widenedat base,glabrous (e) subsp. longifolius 2 Leaves widened at base, usually hairy 3 Bracts7- 11; beak of achene 0- 5-0-7cm; pappus1- 2 -1-7 cm (d) subsp. bjelorussicus 3 Bracts5- 8;beak of achene0- 3-0-4(-0-7)cm; pappus0- 8- 1-3 cm 4 Pappus shorter than achene (c) subsp. podolicus 4 Pappus as long as or longer than achene (b) subsp. volgensis