Tragopogon crocifolius L.

Salsifis à feuilles de Crocus (fr), Salsifis à feuilles de crocus (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tragopogon

Characteristics

A herb. It is like salsify but the leaves do not widen much at the base. The flower heads are violet with the centre yellow.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.8
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
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Fruit color	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on grassy and stony habitats in the Mediterranean.

More

Cultivated land and stony ground in the mountains.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are eaten boiled in soups or raw in salads. They are seasoned with oil and salt.

Uses	oil
Edible	leaves roots
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
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Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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Habit

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Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255982-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000004808
COL ID	57WG2
BDTFX ID	75417
INPN ID	127002
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Synonyms

Tragopogon flaviflorus Tragopogon crocifolius

Lower taxons

Tragopogon crocifolius subsp. nebrodensis Tragopogon crocifolius subsp. crocifolius