Cichorium endivia
Cichorium endivia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Cichorium, which is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as endive and escarole.[2]
Cichorium endivia | |
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Escarole endive | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Genus: | Cichorium |
Species: | C. endivia |
Binomial name | |
Cichorium endivia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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There is considerable confusion between C. endivia and C. intybus.[3][4]
- A plant of the vegetable type sometimes distinguished as "frisée"
- Cichorium endivia flower with Syrphidae
- Seedlings
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cichorium endivia. |
Wikispecies has information related to Cichorium endivia |
- The Plant List, Cichorium endivia L.
- USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 17 May 2016
- "Chicory and Endive". Innvista. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Endive | Archives | Aggie Horticulture". Plantanswers.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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