Tragopogon orientalis L.

Salsifis d'Orient (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tragopogon

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The young leaves are eaten in salads. The sweet stems are peeled and eaten.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antioxidants (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Flower

Tragopogon orientalis flower picture by Chlad Martin (cc-by-sa)
Tragopogon orientalis flower picture by Kleemans Adrianus (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tragopogon orientalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Mongolia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:256092-1
WFO ID wfo-0000029072
COL ID 57WK6
BDTFX ID 68756
INPN ID 127024
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tragopogon orientalis Tragopogon novus Tragopogon xanthantherus Tragopogon transcarpaticus Tragopogon longipappus Tragopogon moldavicus Tragopogon rumelicus Tragopogon melanantherus Tragopogon transsilvanicus Tragopogon revolutus Tragopogon pratensis subsp. orientalis Tragopogon orientalis var. latifolius