Reichardia (plant)
Encyclopedia
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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the daisy family
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...
. In Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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
Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps...
by the locals.
Species
- Reichardia arabica
- Reichardia baetica
- Reichardia crystallina
- Reichardia gaditana
- Reichardia intermedia
- Reichardia ligulata
- Reichardia orientalis
- Reichardia picroides – common brighteyes
- Reichardia tingitana