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vegetable oyster

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 705213 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain vegetablesgeneral botany
  • is grown primarily for its root. It is also known as the Vegetable Oyster or Oyster Plant because of the root's oyster like flavor. Its fleshy-root resembles a slender parsnip. It is a hardy vegetable requiring a long (about 150 days) growing season. The tender, broad, grass-like leaves are also used as salad greens.
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  • FR: salsifis [T40279]; salsifis blanc [EUR] DE: Haferwurzeln [T40279] FI. kaurajuuri [T40279] LA: Tragopogon porrifolius [EUR] [1553]
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