genus Tragopogon

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genus Tragopogon - genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower headsTragopogonasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniaTragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, oyster plant, salsify - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United Statesgoatsbeard, meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis - weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States