oyster plant
/OY1 S T ER0 P L AE1 N T/noun
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Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
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Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
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Scorzonera hispanica (black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
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Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
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Tradescantia spathacea (formerly Tradescantia discolor) (oyster herb, boatlily, Moses in a basket, cradle lily, Moses in his cradle, Moses on a raft, Moses in the bulrushes, men in a boat, Moses-in-cradle, salsify)
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