''Cichorium endivia'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
belonging to the genus ''
Cichorium
''Cichorium'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus includes two cultivated species commonly known as chicory or endive, plus several wild species.
Common chicory (''Cichorium intybus'') is a bush ...
'', which is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as
endive
Endive () is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus ''Cichorium'', which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include '' Cichorium endivia'' (also called endive), ''Cichorium pumilum'' (also called wild endive), and ''Cich ...
and
escarole
Endive () is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus ''Cichorium'', which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include '' Cichorium endivia'' (also called endive), ''Cichorium pumilum'' (also called wild endive), and ''Cich ...
.
There is considerable confusion between ''C. endivia'' and ''
C. intybus''.
File:Escarola Cabell d'Àngel.jpg, A plant of the vegetable type sometimes distinguished as "frisée"
File:Cichorium endivia flower (2).jpg, ''Cichorium endivia'' flower with Syrphidae
File:Andijvie (Cichorium endivia).jpg, Seedlings
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Endive and chicory*
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Cichorieae
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Leaf vegetables