Cichorium intybus

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Cichorium

radicchio

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 813 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cichorium intybus Honolulu; Foster Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Young plants acaulescent rosette-forming. Older plants sending up flowering stalks up to 0.5 m tall. Rays lavender distally, mauve poximally Lau, J. 2414 Oahu BISH 1986-05-16
2 Cichorium intybus Honolulu; Kaneohe, residence of J. B. S. Pratt Preserved_Specimen Flowers blue Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1956-06-11