Cichorium pumilum Jacq. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cichorium pumilum Jacq. (Cichorium pumilum Jacq.)
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Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Cichorium pumilum Jacq. is a Mediterranean edible leaf plant in the Asteraceae family with bluish-violet flower heads and fleshy taproots.

Family
Genus
Cichorium
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Cichorium pumilum Jacq. is a plant species from the Mediterranean region. It is classified in the tribe Cichorieae, which belongs to the family Asteraceae. Just like other species in the genus Cichorium, its leaves are edible for humans. This plant produces bluish-violet flower heads and fleshy taproots.

Photo: (c) Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Uriah Resheff · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Cichorium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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