OregonFlora: Tragopogon porrifolius vs. Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae

	Tragopogon porrifolius	Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae
	oyster plant, salsify
Habit	Plants 4–12 dm.
Leaves	glabrous; tips straight.
Peduncles	inflated distally.
Involucres	conic.
Florets	corollas purple; outer ligules not surpassing phyllaries.
Fruits	1–2 cm.
2n	=12.

	Tragopogon porrifolius	Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Flowering Apr–Jun. 50–1500 m. BW, Col, ECas, Owy, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout most of North America; Europe. Exotic. See also T. mirus discussion.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 365 Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa	T. dubius, T. mirus, T. pratensis
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Google search

Tragopogon porrifolius

Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae

oyster plant, salsify

Habit

Plants 4–12 dm.

Leaves

glabrous;

tips straight.

Peduncles

inflated distally.

Involucres

conic.

Florets

corollas purple; outer ligules not surpassing phyllaries.

Fruits

1–2 cm.

=12.

Tragopogon porrifolius

Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Flowering Apr–Jun. 50–1500 m. BW, Col, ECas, Owy, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout most of North America; Europe. Exotic.

See also T. mirus discussion.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 365
Stephen Meyers

Sibling taxa

T. dubius, T. mirus, T. pratensis

Web links