Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Cichorium | Order Asterales Tribe Cichorieae Rank Species | |
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Similar Cichorium spinosum, Cordia myxa, Prangos, Nannorrhops ritchiana, Dracocephalum moldavica | ||
Cichorium pumilum (Wild Endive) 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.
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