''Reichardia'' is a
genus of plants in the tribe
Cichorieae within the family
Asteraceae native to the
Mediterranean and western
Asia. In
Crete,
Greece the leaves and tender shoots of a variety of ''Reichardia picroides'' called ' () are eaten raw, boiled, cooked in steam or browned with
olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: f ...
by the locals. Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
The Plant List
/ref>[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
References
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Asteraceae genera
Cichorieae
Leaf vegetables