Common name:
Purple salsify
Family:
Scientific name:
Tragopogon porrifolius
Main flower color:
Range:
South and southeast England; an introduced species
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, cliffs, disturbed ground, often coastal
Flowers:
The solitary flowerheads are up to 4 cm in diameter; pink-purple ray florets with orange stigmas, subtended by eight narrow, pointed, hairless green phyllaries, similar in length to the longest florets. Below the flowerhead, the uppermost portion of the stem is swollen
Leaves:
Alternate, linear, grass-like, clasping at the base, with parallel veins
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
