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RE: Oyster Plant - a highly regarded plant in Ancient Rome and Greece.

in #acanthus7 years ago

Wow....again introduce wonderful flowers by @ctrl-alt-nwo sir...
Actualy really interesting...
Oyster plant is a common name used for various flowering plants, including:

  1. Acanthus mollis, (also called bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
  2. Mertensia maritima (also called oysterleaf), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
  3. Scorzonera hispanica (also called black salsify), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
  4. Tragopogon porrifolius (also called purple salsify), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
  5. Tradescantia spathacea (synonyms Tradescantia discolor, Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor); (also called Oyster Herb, Daun Kepah, Nanas Kerang, Boatlily (Cây Lẻ Bạn, Lảo Bạn, Sò Huyết), 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, (Chinese) 蚌花)...

Thanks...