oyster plant

Noun

• Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
• Mertensia maritima (species) (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
• Scorzonera hispanica (species) (black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
• Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
• Tradescantia spathacea (species) (formerly Tradescantia discolor (species)) (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)