tragopogon
Noun
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Genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads (synset 112047233)
is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsmember holonym:
- oyster plant, salsify, tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
- goatsbeard, meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, tragopogon pratensis - weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniasame as: genus tragopogon
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