Biology:Cichorium endivia

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cichorium endivia
Cichorium endivia field.jpg
Escarole endive
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cichorium
Species:
C. endivia
Binomial name
Cichorium endivia
Synonyms[1]
  • Cichorium casnia Wall.
  • Cichorium casnia C.B.Clarke
  • Cichorium crispum Mill. nom. illeg.
  • Cichorium esculentum Salisb.

Cichorium endivia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Cichorium, which is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as endive and escarole.[2]

There is considerable confusion between C. endivia and C. intybus.[3][4]

  • A plant of the vegetable type sometimes distinguished as "frisée"

  • Cichorium endivia flower with Syrphidae

  • Seedlings

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Cichorium endivia L.
  2. ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10542, retrieved 17 May 2016 
  3. ↑ "Chicory and Endive". Innvista. 2013-07-31. http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/vegetables/chicory-and-endive/. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  4. ↑ "Endive | Archives | Aggie Horticulture". Plantanswers.tamu.edu. http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/endive.html. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q178547 entry



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Cichorium_endivia&oldid=242315"