Calflora
Taxon  Report   8020    
Tragopogon porrifolius  L.
Purple salsify
Tragopogon porrifolius
© 2018 Amy Rapport
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Tragopogon porrifolius
© 2018 Troy Dean Torres
Tragopogon porrifolius
© 2015 David Wolfson
Tragopogon porrifolius, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

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Tragopogon porrifolius
© 2018 Tim Lewis
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Tragopogon
Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, agricultural weed

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 
More information about  Tragopogon porrifolius
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (TRPO)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).