Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth
Reichardia picroides is a Mediterranean-native Asteraceae species whose Cretan local variety is eaten by locals.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Reichardia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Asia. The common name brighteyes refers to plants in this genus. Reichardia picroides, a species within this genus, has a local variety in Crete, Greece called galatsida (γαλατσίδα). Local people there eat its leaves and tender shoots prepared in multiple ways: raw, boiled, steamed, or browned in olive oil.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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