Subtribe Sonchinae Higher classification Daisy family | Scientific name Reichardia Rank Genus | |
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Similar Reichardia picroides, Reichardia tingitana, Daisy family, Urospermum, Hyoseris | ||
Reichardia is a genus of plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. In Crete, Greece the leaves and tender shoots of a variety of Reichardia picroides called galatsida (γαλατσίδα) are eaten raw, boiled, cooked in steam or browned with olive oil by the locals. Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.
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