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Taxon:  Cichorium endivia L.



Summary
Genus:
Cichorium
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Cichoriinae
Nomen number:
10542
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:813. 1753
Verified:
06/21/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cichorium endivia L. subsp. endivia
Cichorium endivia L. var. endivia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cichorium endivia L. var. crispum Lam.
Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
endive –
escarole –
Dutch
Andijvie –
French
chicorée à rameaux –
chicorée endive –
chicorée frisée –
escarole –
scarole –
German
Endivie –
Italian
endivia –
scarola –
Portuguese
chicória –
Spanish
escarola –
escarola crespa –
Swedish
sydcikoria –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult.
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:142.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10542. Accessed 24 April 2025.