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4 unusual facts about Salsify


Salsify

Scorzonera hispanica, a plant with lanceolate leaves cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root

Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties

Tragopogon dubius

Tragopogon dubius (western salsify, western goat's-beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard, goat's beard, goatsbeard, common salsify, salsify) is a species of Salsify native to southern and central Europe and western Asia and found as far north and west as northern France.

Western Salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner Meadow Salsify, T. pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.


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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

In one of the episodes from the winter series, Fearnley-Whittingstall captures, prepares and cooks rabbits that he finds on his property and introduces viewers to a root called "salsify"—according to the host, salsify was popular during the Victorian era but has since declined in popularity.


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