Cichorium endivia

Cichorium endivia
	Escarole endive
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Genus:	Cichorium
Species:	C. endivia
Binomial name
	Cichorium endivia; L.
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

The Plant List, Cichorium endivia L.
USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 17 May 2016
"Chicory and Endive". Innvista. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
"Endive | Archives | Aggie Horticulture". Plantanswers.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

External links

Endive and chicory

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[1] The Plant List, Cichorium endivia L.

[2] USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 17 May 2016

[3] "Chicory and Endive". Innvista. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

[4] "Endive | Archives | Aggie Horticulture". Plantanswers.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2013-08-18.