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Published 2014
Chicory and endive both belong to the genus Cichorium, which in turn belongs to the large family Asteraceae which also includes lettuce, and many other edible plants, and also dandelion (whose leaves resemble those of wild chicory).
Scientific name | English | American | French |
C. intybus (green) | chicory | chicory, sugarloaf |
chicorée endive |
C. intybus (blanched) | witloof, French endive | witloof chickory, Belgian endive, French endive |
chicorée à grosses racines |
C. intybus (red-leaved) | radicchio | radicchio red chicory |
chicorée sauvage à rouge feuille |
C. endivia (broad-leaved or batavian) | endive | endive, escarole, batavia, chicory |
chicorée scarole |
C. endivia (curly-leaved) | curly endive |
chicorée frisée |
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