Species

Cichorium intybus

Etymology

Cichorium: From an old Arabic name for chicory, the Greek variant is kichore
intybus: From the old Latin name for endive, also chicory

Common Name(s)

chicory

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CICINT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Blue,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1867

Origin

Europe, W. Asia, N. Africa

This page last updated on 6 May 2011