Edible root of the salsify plant.

synonym: salsify.

Dutch: schorseneer

Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States.

synonyms: salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster.

Polish: salsefia, kozibród porolistny, kozibród lekarski, salcefia

Long white salsify.

synonym: vegetable oyster.