Cichorium pumilum
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Cichorium pumilum is a species of plant in the Asteraceae
family. Like the two other species of Cichorium
, its leaves are edible, it produces bluish-violet flowers, and its roots are carrotlike, much like Apiaceae
roots.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. Like the two other species of Cichorium
Cichorium
Cichorium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The species are commonly known as chicory or endive – there are two cultivated species, and four to six wild species....
, its leaves are edible, it produces bluish-violet flowers, and its roots are carrotlike, much like Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
roots.