Asteraceae
Salsify
Tragopogon porrifolius
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Tragopogon
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- لحية التيس كراتي الورق
- Basque
- Terebuzu, Salsifi, Tragopon porrifolius
- Catalan
- Salsifí
- Chinese
- 蒜叶婆罗门参, 蒜葉婆羅門蔘, 婆罗门参
- Czech
- Kozí brada pórolistá
- Dutch
- Paarse morgenster, Blauwe morgenster, Boksbaard, Haverwortel
- English
- Salsify, Goat's beard, Kalapi, Oyster plant, Common salsify, Goat's beard salsify, Goatsbeard, Jack go to bed
- Esperanto
- Tragopogo, Tragopogon
- Estonian
- Aed-piimjuur
- Finnish
- Kaurajuuri
- French
- Salsifis cultivé, Salsifis blanc, Salsifis cultive
- frr
- Witjrut
- German
- Haferwurzel, Habermark, Haferwurz, Weisswurzel, Weißwurzel
- Greek
- Λαγόχορτο
- Irish
- Salsabh
- Japanese
- バラモンジン, イェルサレム・スター, エルサレム・スター, オイスター・プラント, コモン・サルシファイ, ゴーツベアード, ゴーツ・ベアード, ゴーツ・ベアード・サルシファイ
- Korean
- 산엽파라문삼
- kw
- Barv an aver
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Havrerot
- Persian
- شنگ ترهای
- Polish
- Kozibród porolistny, Salsefia
- Russian
- Козлобородник пореелистный, Овсяной корень
- Slovak
- Kozobrada pórolistá
- Slovenian
- Porovolistna kozja brada
- Spanish
- Barbon, Barbón, Salsifi blanco, Salsifi comun, Salsifi común, Salsifí blanco, Salsifí comun, Salsifí común
- Swedish
- Äkta haverrot
- Ukrainian
- Козельці
- Welsh
- Barf-yr-afr gochlas, Llysiau'r gwenyn
Synonyms
- Tragopogon porrifolius f. porrifolius
- Tragopogon porrifolius subsp. sativus Braun-Blanq.
- Tragopogon porrifolius var. aequalis Farw.
- Tragopogon porrifolius var. cupani (Guss.) Fiori
- Tragopogon porrifolius var. porrifolius
- Tragopogon sativus Gaterau
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 1,500 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan C. Espinosa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Antón David Pérez Rodríguez, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Javier martinlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sarah Faulwetter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andreas Taeger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.