What are salsify roots?

I was translating raw veggys and I was wondering if salsify roots are Scorzonera hispanica or Tragopogon porrifolius.

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Zeppo@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Both. The first is called black or Spanish salsify, the second is regular salsify.

768@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

In my language (German) they have completely different names. Scorzonera hispanica (black salsify) is called Garten- (garden), Spanische (spanish) or Echte (real) Schwarzwurzel (black root), while Tragopogon porrifolius (purple salsify) is called Haferwurzel (oat root) or Purpur-Bocksbart (purple goatsbeard).

0v0@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y