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| 301_9536 [Tragopogon sinuatus] |
The flower head of Tragopogon sinuatus (or porrifolius) in moments of “beauty and glory”.
It normally remains wide open like this for a few hours and then the bracts close up to reopen later
and reveal a conspicuous pappus (next picture).
Mt. Kyllini, May 12, 2009
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| 804_0012 [Tragopodon sinuatus] |
The spherical clock-like pappus consists of numerous parachute-like seeds
that detach from their base and fall on the ground
(One of them has been accidentally captured in this picture)
or are drifted by the wind to places where they can produce new plants in due time.
Mt. Hymittos, May 14, 2022
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| 801_4670 [Tragopogon sinuatus] |
A “parachute-like seed” of Tragopogon sinuatus
magnified for details to be easily seen.
