Salsify

I came across this plant while walking to a meeting. The day was fine and I had a lot on my mind; the meeting was called because things that had been stewing for a while were going to be addressed head on. Yes, one of THOSE meetings. I was glad for momentary distraction of the goatsbeard.

Goatsbeard catches my eye because it is one of the first wildflowers (some would say ditch weed) that I learned to identify in South Dakota. While an introduced species, it is not a troublesome plant according to Grassland Plants of South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains .

Posted on Μάιος 08, 2015 0934 ΜΜ by anneclewis