in taxon endive plant https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Cichorium_endivia_-_Botanischer_Garten_Mainz_IMG_5453.JPG/640px-Cichorium_endivia_-_Botanischer_Garten_Mainz_IMG_5453.JPG WIKIPEDIA:Endive PLANTS:CIEN Cichorium endivia L. MANSFELD:31969 Endive, *Cichorium endivia*, is a leaf vegetable belonging to the daisy family. Endive can be cooked or used raw in salads... There are two main varieties of cultivated *C. endivia*: Curly endive, or frisée (var *crispum*) and Escarole, or broad-leaved endive (var *latifolia*). cichorium endivia leafy vegetable plant Cichorium endivia requires discussion