Species

Tragopogon porrifolius

Common Name(s)

salsify

Authority

Tragopogon porrifolius L.

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

TRAPOR

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1870

Origin

Mediterranean

This page last updated on 21 Jan 2010