Geropogon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Geropogon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Scorzonerinae
Genus: Geropogon
L.
Species:
G. hybridus
Binomial name
Geropogon hybridus
Synonyms[1]
  • Tragopogon hybridus L.
  • Tragopogon glaber (L.) Hill
  • Tragopogon glaber (L.) DC.
  • Geropogon australe Spreng.
  • Geropogon glabrum L.
  • Geropogon hirsutum L.
  • Geropogon hirsutus L.
  • Geropogon australis Spreng.
  • Tragopogon hirsutus (L.) Hill
  • Geropogon glaber L.
  • Tragopogon geropogon Rouy

Species

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Several species names have been published in the genus, but only one is recognized. Geropogon hybridus, the pasture goatsbeard[4] or slender salsify,[5] is native to the Mediterranean and adjacent areas, from the Canary Islands to Iran.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1109 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos, Geropogon L.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tragopogon hybridus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ^ The Plant List, Geropogon hybridus (L.) Sch.Bip.