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Tragopogon podolicus (Besser ex Candolle) Artemczuk subsp. stepposus S. A. Nikitin, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 7: 261. 1938.

Herbs 40-80(-100) cm tall, biennial. Stem erect, branched from middle third, pubescent. Basal and lower cauline leaves linear, 15-30 × 0.2-0.5 cm. Capitula solitary to few; peduncle not inflated. Involucre 1.5-2.5 cm. Phyllaries 7 or 8, equaling or shorter than florets and achenes with pappus. Ligules yellow. Outer achenes 1-1.3 cm; body pale brown, slightly curviform, 0.9-1.2 cm, ca. 1 mm in diam., tuberculate; beak absent or very short and thick; pappus disk ± pubescent. Pappus dirty white, 1-1.3 cm. Fl. and fr. May-Jul. 2n = 12.

Steppes, semi-deserts; 500-1500 m. Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Russia (W Asian and E European parts)].