Cichorium endivia L. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cichorium endivia L.

Cichorium endivia L.

Cichorium endivia L. is a widely cultivated bitter-leafed flowering vegetable in genus Cichorium, often confused with common chicory.

Family
Genus
Cichorium
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cichorium endivia L.

Cichorium endivia L. is a flowering plant species in the genus Cichorium. It is widely cultivated as one of the bitter-leafed vegetables commonly referred to as endive and escarole. There is a significant amount of confusion between this species and Cichorium intybus, also known as common chicory.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Cichorium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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