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Scorzonera

Scorzonera hispanica

Appears in
Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

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Also Black Salsify, Black Oyster Plant, Viper Grass

Salsify is a word used to describe two plants, both of which belong to the vast (20,000-species) Compositae family.

Tragopogón means “goat’s beard” and refers to the milky white seed filaments (like dandelion fluff) that distinguish members of the genus. Porrifolius means leekleaved and describes to a degree the grassy, flat greens of this plant, which is the only cultivated member of the group. The root vegetable itself is shaped like an irregular parsnip and has relatively thin, pale-tan skin (the flesh is off-white), the whole covered with tiny rootlets.

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