NOUN
- Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
- edible root of the salsify plant
- long white salsify
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- Oxydendrum arboreum oyster plant oyster-shell scale pæonia see: peony palmettoes palms. palms for South. pampas-grass. pandanus. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
- Localized species of note include red broomrape Orobanche alba, sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum and oyster plant Mertemsia maritima. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, United Kingdom
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), sometimes called “oyster plant” for the supposed flavor resemblance, and black salsify or scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica) are Mediterranean natives. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen