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Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Asteraceae

Asteraceae is a widespread, economically important flowering plant family with distinct shared traits and many uses.

Leontodon rigens (Aiton) Paiva & Ormonde

Leontodon rigens (rigid hawkbit) is an Asteraceae perennial native to São Miguel Island, Azores, sold commercially.

Cichorium endivia L.

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

Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Cichorium pumilum Jacq. is a Mediterranean edible leaf plant in the Asteraceae family with bluish-violet flower heads and fleshy taproots.

Cichorium spinosum L.

Spiny chicory (Cichorium spinosum) is a Mediterranean Asteraceae flowering plant grown and gathered as a leafy green vegetable.

Arnoseris minima (L.) Schweigg. & Körte

Arnoseris minima is the only species in the monotypic Asteraceae genus Arnoseris, an annual small herb native to Europe, Morocco and the Middle East.

Taraxacum arcticum (Trautv.) Dahlst.

Taraxacum arcticum is an apomictic arctic perennial dandelion found in northern Europe and Asian arctic regions.

Taraxacum albidum Dahlst.

Taraxacum albidum is a perennial dandelion native to southern Japan, eastern Eurasia, a hybrid between two other dandelion species.

Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.

Taraxacum mongolicum is a widespread perennial dandelion used in traditional medicine and food production.

Taraxacum coreanum Nakai

Taraxacum coreanum Nakai is a dandelion species, a widespread edible perennial herb with wind-dispersed seeds.

Taraxacum formosanum Kitam.

Taraxacum mongolicum is a widely distributed perennial dandelion used in traditional medicine and food products.

Crepis runcinata (James) Torr. & A.Gray

Crepis runcinata, fiddleleaf hawksbeard, is a variable North American perennial flowering herb in the daisy family with many subspecies.

Crepis bursifolia L.

Crepis bursifolia (Italian hawksbeard) is a perennial yellow-flowered herb in Asteraceae, native to southern Europe and sparingly naturalized in California.

Crepis rubra L.

Crepis rubra is an annual flowering Asteraceae plant native to the eastern Mediterranean, widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Crepis pannonica (Jacq.) K.Koch

Crepis pannonica, or pasture hawksbeard, is a Eurasian perennial herb in the Asteraceae family sparingly naturalized in Connecticut, US.

Crepis pygmaea L.

Pygmy hawksbeard, Crepis pygmaea L., is a flowering plant species in the genus Crepis of the Asteraceae family.

Rhagadiolus stellatus (L.) Gaertn.

Rhagadiolus stellatus, the endive daisy, is a self-supporting annual herb in Asteraceae that grows up to 0.22 m tall.

Rhagadiolus edulis Gaertn.

Rhagadiolus edulis Gaertn. is a yellow-flowered hermaphrodite plant found mainly in France and Spain, hosting the parasitic fungus Puccinia rhagadioli.