Cichorium pumilum

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Cichorium pumilum
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Wild endive (Cichorium pumilum)
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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
  • Cichorium ambiguumSchult.
  • Cichorium dichotomumLink
  • Cichorium divaricatumSchousb.
  • Cichorium glandulosumBoiss. & A.Huet
  • Cichorium minimumPort.
  • Cichorium nanumPort. ex Nyman
  • Cichorium noeanumBoiss.
  • Cichorium polystachyumPomel

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]

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