I was pretty happy to find this flower on the side of my driveway today. When it blooms it looks like a very large dandelion but when it goes to seed like this one has it makes a three inch head w/ an intricate pattern not found in dandelions. I knew it was a goats-beard but didn't know why sometimes I can find it and other years not. Turns out here it's usually a biennial - being just a rosette of low-growing leaves the first year and waiting until the second year to put up a flower stem. Also the plant dies after blooming so it only reproduces by seed. Gathered some seeds after I took the picture and will plant them in my designated wildflower area. Just have to remember that I shouldn't expect to see them until 2019.
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