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Photo Details June 9, 2005 - Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis Description Non-native from Eurasia  1 to 3 feet tall with narrow leaves up to 12 inches long.  Pale lemon-yellow flower heads are at the end of long hollow peduncles.  The 8 to 13 bracts are longer than the flowers. The stock of the Western Salsify is swollen just beneath the flower while the meadow salsify is not. The common salsify has purple flowers. Back to Top