Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

English

Etymology

Derives from its tendency to close its flowers around midday on sunny days.

Noun

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (uncountable)

1. A biannual plant distributed across Europe and North America (Tragopogon pratensis).

   Synonyms: John-go-to-bed-at-noon, meadow salsify, showy goatsbeard

Translations

Tragopogon pratensis

• Catalan: barba de cabra f
• Dutch: (subsp. pratensis) gele morgenster (nl) f, (subsp. orientalis) oosterse morgenster (nl) f