| Cichorium pumilum | |
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| Wild endive (Cichorium pumilum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cichorium |
| Species: | C. pumilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cichorium pumilum Jacq. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Cichorium pumilum is a Mediterranean species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Like the other species of Cichorium , its leaves are edible by humans. The plant produces bluish-violet flower heads and fleshy taproots. [2]
