Salsify n. : See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.

Example:
Can you grow parsnips or Salsify from crowns?

Taxonomy
species, salsify, Tragopogon, goatsbeard, goat's beard, genus, purple salsify, unranked, genus Tragopogon, free encyclopedia, dubius, common name, Tragopogon porrifolius, yellow species, several species, common species, family Asteraceae, oyster plant.

Defination from the web:
salsify, or goatsbeard, is a flowering plant in the genus Tragopogon. ... T. dubius - western salsify, western goat's beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard, meadow goat's beard, goat's beard, ...