Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus, two allopolyploid species of goatsbeard, may have formed as many as 20 and 12 times, respectively, in eastern Washington and adjacent Idaho (USA) in only the past 60 – 70 years; multiple polyploidizations have even occurred within single small towns. From Wordnik.com. [Bradley Monton's Paper criticizing Dover Decision] Reference
There are dozens of others, such as thistle's starburst, goldenrod's tufts, dogbane, wild artichoke and goatsbeard. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
He’s the spatton spit, so he is, scaly skin and all, with his blackguarded eye and the goatsbeard in his buttinghole of Shemuel Tulliver, me grandsourd, the old cruxader, when he off with his paudeen!. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
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