Salsify - Tragopogon porrifolius
Description
Medium to tall plant, stem erect, sometimes branched, broadening below the flowerheads. Leaves broad linear, wider at the base. Flowers lilac to reddish purple, 25 to 48 mm, flower bracts often 8, as long as, or slightly longer than the rays.
Similar Species
Very similar to Goats-beard, but with mauve flowers not yellow.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Grassy habitats, waysides.
When to see it
May to August.
Life History
Biennial.
UK Status
Locally naturalised or casual in Britain, especially in the south east of England.
VC55 Status
An infrequent casual in Leicestershire and Rutland, and was not found in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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