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oyster plant, name for several plants, among them the salsify salsify, common name for a tall, narrow-leaved biennial (Tragopogon porrifolius) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), native to S Europe but now naturalized and sometimes growing as a weed in North America. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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salsify is another edible thistle, or rather, the same name for two distinct but similar members of the Asteraceae family--true salsify (tragopogon porrifolius), which is also called oyster plant or white salsify (but for purposes of this article referred to simply as "salsify"); and scorzonera (scorzonera hispanica), also known as black salsify, black oyster plant or viper grass. |
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