Goats Beard
Buds
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 8th July 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens
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Goats Beard
Flower
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 18th July 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.		 Fact File
Goats Beard
Seeds
Taken at Tyninghame Bay on 12th August 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Goats Beard
Goats Beard.
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AKA: 		Tragopogon pratensis.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
Bi-annual.
jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
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 Meadows and road borders.
June - October
30 - 100 cm
After flowering, a round head of winged, long seeds - like the familiar clock of the Dandelion - develops, which becomes broken up by the wind.
The tapering roots were formerly eaten as we now eat parsnips, and the young stalks, taken before the flowers appear, were cut up into lengths and boiled like asparagus, and are said to be nearly as nutritious. The roots were dug up in the autumn and kept in dry sand for winter use.