Cichorium spinosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

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

Heterotypic
- Acanthophyton spinosum Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 128 (1832).
- Cichorium hybridum Heldr. ex Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 2: 179 (1902).

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Southwestern Europe Spain. Africa Northern Africa Libya. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cichorium spinosum. Accessed: 6 Mar 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Cichorium spinosum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 6. Reference page.

Deutsch: Stachelige Zichorie
English: Spiny Chicory