Participant Info

Species

Tragopogon dubius

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

Western salsify

Presence

YES

Status

exotic

EarliestDate

1963

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes, Hot Creek

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), La Botica, Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, private yard, Del Norte 23 June 2019

Comments

Throughout the Watershed, the exotic Western salsify is common at lower elevations, usually on disturbed ground such as yards and street sides, but also naturalized in meadows and stream sides. More than Tragopogon pratense and T. porriforus, T dubius has spread throughout the USA. It is present throughout the Rio Grande drainage of New Mexico, and continues on down river nearly to the Big Bend country of Texas.

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