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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Asteraceae
Tragopogon porrifolius L.
oyster-plant, salsify, vegetable-oyster
Tragopogon: derived from two Greek words tragos meaning "goat" and pogon meaning "beard," suggested by its prominent, feathery hairs when in seed
porrifolius: with leek-like leaves
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 1'-3' tall forb with milky juice |
| Flower: | head 2"-4" wide with purple ray flowers, bracts slightly to much longer than the rays; inflorescence a single head on a long stalk; blooms April-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on brownish, fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | alternate, grass-like with straight, pointed tips, clasping |
| Habitat: | moist; disturbed sites, roadsides |
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