Cichorium intybus

Also known as chicory, common chicory

thumb|Botanical illustration (1885)

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Cichorium intybus, commonly known as chicory, is a perennial plant species within the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Cichorium and is classified under the order Asterales. The species produces blue flowers and achenes as its fruit type. It is a useful plant that serves as a source for radicchio and puntarelle, and is utilized as a coffee substitute, salad ingredient, and root or leaf vegetable.

The taxon has a recorded range in Beijing, China, Tianjin, and Xinjiang. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. The species is accepted by WoRMS and has been described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Vinony's link graph records 564 inbound references to Cichorium intybus, and connects out to leaf vegetable, National Center for Biotechnology Information and drip coffee.

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Species

Least Concern

Belgian endive

Cichorium intybus

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Central European Russia

Observations163,200

Observations recorded356,178

菊苣，又稱苦苣、苦菜，（學名：Cichorium intybus），是一種灌木叢生的多年生草本植物，長出藍色或薰衣草色的小花。原生於歐洲，但現時已自然生長於北美等地而成為路邊物種。經烘焙及磨碎後的根部廣泛用作咖啡代用品起源於地中海，但現在在全球，特別是美國南部的新奧爾良地區、印度及東南亞也廣受歡迎。與此同時，它也是製作红眼肉汁的主要材料。常見的菊苣有多個名稱，包括blue sailors、succory、coffeeweed等。中文的稱謂繁多，包括野生苔苣、法國苦苣、比利時苦苣等，但其實它們並不指同一品種。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 8,191
With media: 6,285
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: CP, ENCB-IPN, INECOL, UAAAN, IB-CUCBA-UDG, CHSC
Recorded in: Mexico, United States

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Research

1,040 papers

Cytotoxicity of Cichorium intybus L. metabolites (Review).ReviewOncology reports · 2019Imam KMSU, Xie Y, Liu Y et al.DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7336
Health Benefits of Key Constituents in Cichorium intybus L.ReviewNutrients · 2023Birsa ML, Sarbu LGDOI: 10.3390/nu15061322
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) as a food ingredient - Nutritional composition, bioactivity, safety, and health claims: A review.ReviewFood chemistry · 2021Perović J, Tumbas Šaponjac V, Kojić J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127676
The Common Cichory (Cichorium intybus L.) as a Source of Extracts with Health-Promoting Properties-A Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Janda K, Gutowska I, Geszke-Moritz M et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061814
Genome-Wide Datasets of Chicories (Cichorium intybus L.) for Marker-Assisted Crop Breeding Applications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Draga S, Gabelli G, Palumbo F et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411663
Cichorium intybus bio-callus synthesized silver nanoparticles: A promising antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer compound.International journal of pharmaceutics · 2022Gharari Z, Hanachi P, Sadeghinia H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122062
Cichorium intybus attenuates Streptozotocin-induced pancreatic β-cell damage by inhibiting NF-κB activation and oxidative stress.Journal of applied biomedicine · 2020Devi Kt R, Sivalingam NDOI: 10.32725/jab.2020.010
Antiparasitic activity of chicory (Cichorium intybus) and its natural bioactive compounds in livestock: a review.ReviewParasites & vectors · 2018Peña-Espinoza M, Valente AH, Thamsborg SM et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3012-4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: useful plant
Parent taxon: Cichorium
Image: Cichorium intybus1.jpg
Has use: medicinal plant

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Cichorium intybus
Commons category: Cichorium intybus
Commons gallery: Cichorium intybus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10543
taxon common name: navadni potrošnik
has fruit type: achene
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
taxon range: Guangdong
flower color: blue
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
short name: C. intybus
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/cichorium/cichorium-intybus
taxon author citation: L.

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Description
Names
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Uses
Culinary
Root chicory
Chicory root and inulin
Leaf chicory
Wild
Cultivated
Traditional use
Forage
History
In culture
Gallery
See also
References
External links

thumb|Botanical illustration (1885)

Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to the Old World, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia.

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