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Cichorium L.

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Cichorium L., Sp. Pl. 813 (1753)
Cichorium L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
813
ICN
Cichorium L.
genus
Cichorium

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Cichorium

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Cichorium L.

Annual to perennial taprooted herbs. Hairs glandular and eglandular. Stems branching. Lvs basal and cauline, simple and toothed to runcinate-pinnatifid. Capitula terminal and in axillary clusters, sessile or pedunculate. Involucral bracts with long glandular hairs or glabrous, in 2 rows; outer row shorter. Receptacle areolate, with simple to fimbriate scales. Corolla ligulate, blue, rarely white or pink. Style branches filiform, blue. Achenes numerous, pale or mottled, obovoid to obconic, ± angled, flat at apex, not beaked, compressed together in the capitulum at fruiting; pappus of 1-2 rows of free, short, dirty white, obtuse scales.

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Cichorium L.
Cichorium L.
Cichorium L.
Cichorium L.
Cichorium
Cichorium L.

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1 January 2000
13 August 2008
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