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Salsify

 
Salsify in a neglected section of garden, West Dorset
 
 
Capitulum - 8 phyllaries longer than purple ligules
 
 
Close-up of capitulum- stamens with yellow appendages
 
 
Side view of open and closed capitula
 
 
View from below - phyllaries, stem swollen below capitulum
 
 
Hairless stem and closed capitulum
 
 
Large feathery pappus
 
 
Grass-like leaves