4IO CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



(Mrs. C. S. Phelps & Bissell). June — July. Adventive from 

 Europe. 



Picris echioides L. (like Echium, the Viper's Bugloss). 

 Ox-tongue. 



Rare. Southington, in cultivated ground (Andrews), 

 Fairfield, in grassland (Eames). July — Sept. Fugitive from 

 Europe. 



TRAGOPOGON L. Goat's Beard. 



Tragopogon porrifolius L. (having leaves like Allium Porrum, 

 the Leek). 

 Oyster-plant. Salsify. 



Rare. Fields and roadsides: Tolland (Weatherby & Bis- 

 sell), Southington (Andrews, Bissell), Ridgefield (W. H. 

 Hoyt). May — June. Adventive from Europe. 



Tragopogon pratensis L. (of meadows). 

 Goat's Beard. 



Fields and roadsides. Norwich (Mrs. E. E, Rogers), 

 Orange (Harger), and occasional in the western part of the 

 state. June — Sept. Naturalized from Europe. 

 The root is medicinal. 



TARAXACUM Ludwig. Dandelion. 



Taraxacum officinale Weber (of the shops). 

 Taraxacum Taraxacum Karst. 

 Common Dandelion. 



Common. Fields, lawns and waste ground. April — Nov., 

 but especially in May. Naturalized from Europe. 



The root is medicinal and is officinal ; it is also used as a 



substitute for coffee. The plant is much used as a pot-herb. 



Taraxacum officinale Weber, var. palustre (Sm.) Blytt (of 



marshes). 



Frequent. Moist fields and waste places. April — Nov. 

 Naturalized from Europe. 



Uses and properties as in the typical form of the species. 



Taraxacum erythrospermum Andrz. (red-seeded). 

 Red-seeded Dandelion. 



Local. Usually in dry but sometimes in moist fields or 



