| Cichorium endivia | |
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| Escarole endive | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cichorium |
| Species: | C. endivia |
| Binomial name | |
| Cichorium endivia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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
