Vegetable
Scorzonera hispanica
A tier
Scorzonera hispanica is black salsify: dark skin, white flesh, a different genus from white salsify. This leaf is the species. Kitchen black salsify is the same root. Peel the black skin.
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Characteristics
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PeelPoach
Traits
Black SpeciesDark SkinDifferent GenusIdentityLatinNot TragopogonWhite FleshWinter
History
Black salsify was named Scorzonera hispanica.
Latin tags distinguished it from Tragopogon white salsify.