Geropogon

Geropogon is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family.[2][3]

Geropogon
Geropogon hybridus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae[1]
Genus:
Geropogon

Binomial name
Geropogon hybridus
Synonyms[1]
  • Tragopogon hybridus L.
  • Tragopogon glaber (L.) Hill
  • Tragopogon glaber (L.) DC.
  • Geropogon australe Spreng.
  • Geropogon glabrum L.
  • Geropogon hirsutum L.
  • Geropogon hirsutus L.
  • Geropogon australis Spreng.
  • Tragopogon hirsutus (L.) Hill
  • Geropogon glaber L.
  • Tragopogon geropogon Rouy

Species

Several species names have been published in the genus, but only one is recognized. Geropogon hybridus, the pasture goatsbeard[4] or slender salsify,[5] is native to the Mediterranean and adjacent areas, from the Canary Islands to Iran.[1][6]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1109 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Geropogon L.
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tragopogon hybridus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. The Plant List, Geropogon hybridus (L.) Sch.Bip.
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