Cichorieae
Encyclopedia
Cichorieae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae
that includes 100 genera and more than 1,600 species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Well known members include lettuce
, chicory
, dandelion, and salsify
.
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...
that includes 100 genera and more than 1,600 species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Well known members include lettuce
Lettuce
Lettuce is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. It is eaten either raw, notably in salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, tacos, and many other dishes, or cooked, as in Chinese cuisine in which the stem becomes just as important...
, chicory
Chicory
Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons , or for roots , which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also...
, dandelion, and salsify
Salsify
Tragopogon, also known as salsify or goatsbeard, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family Asteraceae that has over 140 species, including the vegetable known as salsify, as well as a number of common wild flowers, some of which are usually regarded as weeds.Salsifies are forbs growing...
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List of Genera
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Geropogon Geropogon is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Glyptopleura Glyptopleura is a monotypic genus in the daisy family containing the single species Glyptopleura marginata. The common names for this plant include carveseed, holy dandelion, keysia, and crustleaf. Some sources consider Glyptopleura setulosa to be a separate species, while others consider it to be... Gundelia The gundelia is a spiny, thistle-like flowering plant, any of several species of the genus Gundelia, in the sunflower family , particularly G. tournefortii... Hedypnois Hedypnois is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.-Species:Species include:* Hedypnois annua P. Miller ex Ferris* Hedypnois cretica Dum.Cours.... Helminthotheca The genus Helminthotheca is an genus, which belongs to the family Asteraceae. Its members are often treated as species of other genera:-List of species:* Helminthotheca aculeata → Picris aculeata... Heteracia Heteracia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Heteroderis Heteroderis is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Hieracium Hieracium known by its common name Hawkweed and long ago by its classical name hierakion which comes from the ancient Greek hierax, "a hawk"... Hispidella Hispidella is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Hymenonema Hymenonema is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Hyoseris Hyoseris is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.-Species:* Hyoseris angustifolia* Hyoseris arenaria* Hyoseris aspera* Hyoseris baetica* Hyoseris biflora* Hyoseris caroliniana* Hyoseris cretica... Hypochaeris Hypochaeris is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. Many species are known as cat's ear. These are annual and perennial herbs generally bearing flower heads with yellow ray florets.... Ixeridium Ixeridium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Ixeris Ixeris is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.-Selected species:* Ixeris afghanica Rech.f. & Köie* Ixeris alpicola Nakai* Ixeris ameristophylla Stebbins* Ixeris brachyrhyncha Nemoto... Koelpinia Koelpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Krigia Krigia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Lactuca Lactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. The genus includes about 100 species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia.... Launaea Launaea is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It contains the following species:* Launaea arborescens* Launaea crepoides* Launaea glomerata* Launaea nudicaulis* Launaea quercifolia* Launaea resedifolia... |
Lygodesmia Lygodesmia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Malacothrix (plant) Malacothrix is a genus of flowering plants related to daisies. They are known generally as desert dandelions or desertdandelions. Most are found in North America and a few have been introduced to South America... Microseris Microseris is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, represented on several continents. There are approximately 14 species.Species include:*Microseris acuminata - Sierra foothill silverpuffs*Microseris bigelovii - coastal silverpuffs... Mulgedium Mulgedium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Munzothamnus Munzothamnus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family containing the single species Munzothamnus blairii, which is known by the common name Blair's wirelettuce, or Blair's munzothamnus. It is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It grows... Mycelis Mycelis is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Nabalus Nabalus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Nothocalais Nothocalais is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. There are four species in total, known generally as false dandelions or false agoseris... Notoseris Notoseris is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Paraixeris Paraixeris is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Paraprenanthes Paraprenanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Phalacroseris Phalacroseris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family containing the single species Phalacroseris bolanderi, which is known by the common name Bolander's mock dandelion.-Description:... Picris Picris is a genus in the family Asteraceae .Picris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the grass moth Diasemia reticularis. Schinia cardui feeds exclusively on P. hieracioides.... Pinaropappus Pinaropappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Pleiacanthus Pleiacanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family containing the single species Pleiacanthus spinosus , which is known by the common name thorn skeletonweed, or thorny skeletonweed... Prenanthella Prenanthella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family containing the single species Prenanthella exigua, which is known by the common name brightwhite. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas and it is known as far north as Idaho. Its habitat... Prenanthes Prenanthes is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, often referred to as Rattlesnake root. It consists of about 25 to 30 species, native to North America, Asia, and Africa. Most species have flowers that nod and lobed leaves. The genus, as defined this way, may be polyphyletic.The flowers... Pterocypsela Pterocypsela is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Pyrrhopappus Pyrrhopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Rafinesquia Rafinesquia, commonly known as Plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which are native to the west of the United States and Mexico.... |
Reichardia (plant) Reichardia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. 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 by the locals.-Species:... Rhagadiolus Rhagadiolus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.Species include:*Rhagadiolus stellatus-External links:*... Rothmaleria Rothmaleria is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Scariola Scariola is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Scolymus Scolymus is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to northwestern France.... Scorzonera Scorzonera is a genus of the sunflower family , subfamily Lactucoideae, tribe Lactuceae, subtribe Scorzonerinae.It comprises about 100 species, the best-known of which is the edible black salsify... Sonchus Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. Most of the species are annual herbs, a few are perennial, and some are even woody... Soroseris Soroseris is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Stephanomeria Stephanomeria is a genus of plants also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the family Asteraceae. The ten perennial and six annual species are restricted to western North America.... Steptorhamphus Steptorhamphus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Taraxacum Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety... Thamnoseris Thamnoseris is a genus of 1 species, Thamnoseris lacerata, in the daisy family. This pachycaul tree is endemic to the Desventuradas Islands.... Tolpis Tolpis is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Many species are limited to the Canary Islands.Species include:*Tolpis barbata*Tolpis coronopifolia*Tolpis crassiuscula*Tolpis farinulosa*Tolpis glabrescens... Tourneuxia Tourneuxia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Uropappus Uropappus is a monotypic genus belonging to the plant family Asteraceae. Its only member is Uropappus lindleyi, commonly known as silverpuffs, occurs throughout California, and in the Western United States and northwestern Mexico.... Urospermum Urospermum is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. There are two species. Urospermum dalechampii is native to Europe. Urospermum picroides is native to Eurasia but it is known in many other areas as an introduced species.... Warionia Warionia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.... Youngia Youngia is an Asiatic genus of Asteraceae. There are several weed species in the genus including the endangered Youngia nilgiriensis Babcock from Sispara and Youngia japonica, which is also known as Japanese Hawkweed.... |