Cichorium pumilum

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.

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

External links

• Wild Flowers of Israel
• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden