1. Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
   - salsify, oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifolius 
2. Long white salsify
   - oyster plant

Derived forms: vegetable oysters

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, salsify

Part of: genus Tragopogon, Tragopogon

Encyclopedia: Vegetable oyster

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