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Cichorium spinosum
Spiny chicory is a low, spiny-leaved member of the daisy family from the Mediterranean, grown in the wild and as a leafy green vegetable. It is usually short-lived (biennial or perennial) and reaches about 20 cm, so it needs sunny, well-drained conditions and cool weather to do well.
Cichorium spinosum, the spiny chicory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. A biennial or perennial reaching 20 cm (8 in), is both collected in the wild and cultivated as a leafy green vegetable.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cichorium spinosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
