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Tragopogon porrifolius
Stem is largely unbranched, and the leaves are somewhat grasslike. It exudes a milky juice from the stems. The flower head is about 5 cm across, and each is surrounded by green bracts which are longer than the petals (technically, the ligules of the ray flowers). The flowers are dull purple in color and 3-5 cm across.
mediterranean meadow
Spotted on May 18, 2014
Submitted on Jul 30, 2014
6 Comments
yes, green sepals were gathered in centre of the flower, than it opened very fast...
they opened in front of your eyes (was it very fast process)? :)
but it looks gorgeous this way! :))
Thank you, Sintija...I tried to spot it when sepals were closed, than it looks very interesting..but my dog trampled it and sepals opened :(
This really is a very beautiful flower! Nice spotting! :))
Thank you, Marta :)
Beautiful!