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{{SPlantbox
| latin_name = ''Tragopogon porrifolius''
|familia=Asteraceae
| common_names = Salsify. Vegetable Oyster. Oyster Plant
|genus=Tragopogon
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=porrifolius
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Oyster plant, Salsify, Vegetable oyster
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=herbaceous
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Min ht box=24
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min ht metric=in
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht box=36
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max ht metric=in
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Min wd box=6
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Min wd metric=in
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|Max wd box=12
| color = IndianRed
|Max wd metric=in
| image = OysterPlant.jpg
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 180px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|lifespan=biennial
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| regnum = Plantae
|exposure=sun
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
|features=flowers, edible
|ordo = Asterales
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|familia = Asteraceae
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|tribus = Cichorieae
|flowers=blue, purple
|genus = Tragopogon
|Temp Metric=°F
| species = porrifolius
|min_zone=5
| subspecies =
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| cultivar =
|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.
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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