in taxon salsify plant black salsify plant black oysterplant common viper's-grass MANSFELD:32155 PLANTS:SCHI2 Scorzonera hispanica, black salsify or Spanish salsify, also known as black oyster plant, serpent root, viper's herb, viper's grass or simply scorzonera, is a perennial member of the genus Scorzonera in the sunflower family (*Asteraceae*), cultivated as a root vegetable in the same way as purple salsify (*Tragopogon porrifolius*), also in the sunflower family. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorzonera_hispanica] Spanish salsify black salsify scorzonera hispanica spanish salsify Pseudopodospermum hispanicum ready for release