Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Tragopogon porrifolius
Family
Asteraceae
CommonName
purple salsify
Presence
MAYBE
Status
exotic
EarliestDate
1935
LatestDate
1935
Ecosystem
foothill, ruderal, urban
Geobotanical
NCristos
Counties
Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. For purple salsify the Watershed has only one record, Crestone, Saguache Co (Ramaley and Johnson, 1935). Judging from the photograph of the specimen, it may be Tragopogon dubius or a hybrid between T. porrifolius and T. dubius. This exotic has a scattered presence in most USA states. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico in Texas to the Big Bend country—a distribution similar to T. pratensis.