purple salsify, common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, Jack go to bed, goatsbeard, salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)

Tragopogon porrifolius is a species in the Tragopogon genus. It is commonly known as purple salsify, common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, Jack go to bed, goatsbeard, salsify This name is accepted name for the species in the family Asteraceae subfamily Cichorioideae, tribe Cichorieae, . . This species is found in Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia.