Nederlands: Paarse morgenster - Boksbaard - Haverwortel - Wilde schorseneer
Español: Salsifí común - Barba de cabra - Barbón
Français: Salsifis cultivé - Salsifis à feuilles de poireau - Salsifis de Provence
Deutsch: Haferwurzel - Habermark - Purpur-Bocksbart - Austernpflanze
Family: Asteraceae - Daisy family
Flowering time: April-June (southern Europe), May-August (northern Europe)
Height: 60-120cm
Altitude: to 1700m
Colour: lilac to dull reddish-purple
Flower: flower-heads 25-48mm
Leaves: broad-linear, widened at the base
Habitat: grassy habitats, waysides, cultivated and waste ground
Distribution: native to Mediterranean countries, introduced elsewhere
Notes: Tragopogon porrifolius is a mediterranean plant that has become naturalized in a number of European countries, for example in Denmark , the Netherlands, Sweden and Great Britain. The fleshy rootstocks of Salsify are edible when cooked and the young green shoots can be added to salads.
Related key words: Vereda de la Estrella, Sierra Nevada, finca, Alpujarras, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Spain, Alps
