Cichorium pumilum

Cichorium pumilum
Wild endive (Cichorium pumilum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Cichorium
Species: C. pumilum
Binomial name
Cichorium pumilum
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]

Cichorium pumilum is a Mediterranean species of plant in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family . Like the two 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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