Waȟčázi Iyéčheča — Salsify in June

Waȟčázi iyéčheča, aka Salsify, aka Tragopogon dubius, seen on Pine Ridge Reservation (near Kyle, SD) in June. The Lakota name of this plant, waȟčázi iyéčheča, basically means that it looks like a dandelion. Later in the summer, when you see what looks like a giant dandelion with a fuzzy ball of seeds waiting for the