Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Tragopogon dubius Scop. Common name(s): yellow salsify, western salsify, common salsify, goatsbeard, yellow goat’s beard, western goat’s beard, fistulous goat’s beard, wild oyster plant Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image,