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 Cichorium intybus (chicory)
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Lactuceae Cassini |
Cichorieae (sometimes Lactuceae) 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.[1]
List of Genera
References
- ^ Brouillet, Luc; Barkley, Theodore M.; Strother, John L. (2006), "Cichorieae", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 19, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 214
- ^ Kilian, N. & Gemeinholzer, B.. "Studies in the Compositae of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra – 7. Erythroseris, a new genus and the previously unknown sister group of Cichorium (Cichorieae subtribe Cichoriinae)". Willdenowia 37: 283–296. doi:.
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