View source for Tragopogon porrifolius

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|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Tragopogon
|species=porrifolius
|common_name=Oyster plant, Salsify, Vegetable oyster
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=24
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=36
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=6
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=12
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=biennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers, edible
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=blue, purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|image=OysterPlant.jpg
|image_width=180
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Tragopogon porrifolius, Linn. Salsify. Vegetable Oyster. Oyster Plant. Tall strict biennial, sometimes 4 ft. high when in bloom, glabrous: lvs. keeled, tapering from a broad often clasping base: fls. showy, closing at noon or before, the outer rays exceeded by the involucral scales: peduncle thickened and hollow beneath the heads. S. Eu.— Naturalized in many parts of the country, often becoming a persistent weed. See Salsify.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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