Cichorium pumilum

Cichorium pumilum is a Mediterranean species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae . Like the other species of Cichorium, its leaves are edible by humans. The plant produces bluish-violet flower heads and fleshy taproots.[2]

Cichorium pumilum
Wild endive (Cichorium pumilum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cichorium
Species:
C. pumilum
Binomial name
Cichorium pumilum
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Cichorium ambiguum Schult.
  • Cichorium dichotomum Link
  • Cichorium divaricatum Schousb.
  • Cichorium glandulosum Boiss. & A.Huet
  • Cichorium minimum Port.
  • Cichorium nanum Port. ex Nyman
  • Cichorium noeanum Boiss.
  • Cichorium polystachyum Pomel

References
  1. The Plant List, Cichorium pumilum Jacq.
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Endivia selvatica, Cichorium pumilum Jacq.


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