Hello Wild Yellow

This yellow wildflower found a place in a woodland clearing to enjoy the warm, afternoon sun.

I usually try to offer some info on the flowers I post – at least the name of the flower.  In this case, I don’t know what this one is called.  I spent a good deal of time searching the web and a wildflower field guide but couldn’t come up with a good match.  If you know, definitively, what this flower is, let me know.  I photographed this bloom on a trail in northeast Wisconsin.

Update:  With the help of some online friends I’ve discovered this flower is known locally as Goat’s Beard.  Wikipedia also lists a variety of other names that are used for this plant…Tragopogon dubius, yellow salsify, western salsify, western goat’s-beard, wild oysterplant, yellow goat’s beard, common salsify and salsify.

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