Geropogon

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

Geropogon
Scientific classification
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 (L. Sch.Bip.
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

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]