![Goatsbeard, also called yellow salsify can be found throughout the Back Hills image Black Hills Goatsbeard](http://www.howtoenjoytheblackhills.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/131_thumb.jpg)
I was hiking up to Community Caves in Spearfish Canyon and all the flowers were in bloom. I got some great shots of the Goatsbeard, also called yellow salsify. I have been calling this giant dandelion looking plant milkweed every since I was a kid. However, I learned the correct name from my copy of Plants of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains.
I’ve probably called it that because it bleeds a milky substance when you break the stem. This is not a native plant to North America, it was introduced from Europe. I think is fits in just perfect. I hope you enjoy my pictures.
![Goatsbeard I found in Spearfish Canyon on my way to Community Caves image yellow slasify black hills national forest south dakota](http://www.howtoenjoytheblackhills.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/128_thumb.jpg)