Cichorium pumilum

Cichorium pumilum
	Wild endive (Cichorium pumilum)
Scientific 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
	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 ;

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]

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