oyster plant
Acanthus mollis, native to the MediterraneanAcanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
Meaning
5 sensesAcanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (syn. Scorzonera hispanica, black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
edible root of the salsify plant
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
Haferwurzel, Purpur-Bocksbart, Habermark
Tradescantia spathacea (formerly Tradescantia discolor) (oyster herb, boatlily, Moses in a basket, cradle lily, Moses in his cradle, Moses on a raft, Moses in the bulrushes, men in a boat, Moses-in-cradle, salsify)
Purpurblättrige Dreimasterblume
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
plural: oyster plants| Singular | oyster plant |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- long white salsify:vegetable oyster
- Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States:salsifyvegetable oysterTragopogon porrifolius
- edible root of the salsify plant:salsify