Name: Tragopogon porrifolius Seed Weight : 1 g Seeds maturation: early Color: yellow Plant height: Fruit 15-20 cm in length Oat root are used for cooking Seeds Longivity: about 2 years
After the flowers bloom you have a very decorative puff ball to add to your boquets.
The roots are good to eat.
These seeds produce a bright yellow flower which turns into a fluffy puff ball of floating seeds.
These seeds produce a bright yellow flower which turns into a fluffy puff ball of floating seeds. Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower and edible root. It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, Tragopogon. It is commonly known as common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, Jack go to bed, goatsbeard or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species, as well).
The plant grows to around 1.2 m (4 ft) in height. As with other Tragopogon species, its stem is largely unbranched, and the leaves are somewhat grasslike. It exudes a milky juice from the stems. The taproots can become 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) long and 1–2 in (2–5 cm) thick. The root and the young shoots can be eaten (after being boiled). The freshly grown leaves can be eaten cooked or raw. In the UK it flowers from May to September, but in warmer areas such as California it can be found in bloom from April. The flower head is about 5 cm (2 in) across, and each is surrounded by green bracts which are longer than the petals (technically, the ligules of the ray flowers). The flowers are like that of Tragopogon pratensis, but are larger and dull purple, 3–5 cm (1 1⁄4–2 in) across. The flowers are hermaphroditic, and pollination is by insects. The fruits are rod-shaped and with light ribs. They have a length of 10-17mm and a width of 1-3mm without counting the beak (with beak up to 55mm in length). When going to fruit, a ball of fluff gives the plant its name "goatsbeard".
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