SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium pumilum Jacq. ssp. sativum
ENGLISH : Cultivated annual endive, Wild endive.
FINNISH : Kääpiössikuri.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. var. endivia, Cichorium endivia L. var. endivium, Cichorium endivia L., Cichorium endivia L. var. angustifolia
ARABIC : Hindibâ', Kâsinîyah.
CHINESE : Ku ju.
DANISH : Endivie.
ENGLISH : Cultivated endive, Endive, White endive, Spider endive.
ESTONIAN : Endiiviasigur.
FINNISH : Endiivi.
FRENCH : Chicorée blanche, Petite endive, Scarole.
GERMAN : Endivienwegwarte, Endivien, Endivie, Escariol.
ITALIAN : Indivia ?
JAPANESE : Kiku jisha.
NEPALESE : Kaasinii.
MALAY : Andewi.
POLISH : Endywia.
RUSSIAN : Endivij.
SWEDISH : Endiv.
TAGALOG : Endiba.
TURKISH : Hindìba, Yaban marulu.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium pumilum Jacq.
ENGLISH : Wild annual endive.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Crispum Group), Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Curled Endive Group), Cichorium endivia L. var. crispa
CHINESE : Zhou ye ku ju.
DANISH : Kruset endivie.
DUTCH : Krulandijvie, Krulendivie (?).
ENGLISH : Curly-leaved endive, Common endive, Endive, Curled endive.
FINNISH : Endiivi ?
FRENCH : Chicorée frisée.
GERMAN : Krause Endivie, Türkische Endivie.
ITALIAN : Indivia riccia.
JAPANESE : Chirimen kiku jisha.
PORTUGUESE : Chicória frisada.
SPANISH : Escarola crespa.
SWEDISH : Cikoriasallat ?
THAI : Phakkat foi ?
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Crispum Group) cv. 'Coquette', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Curled Endive Group) cv. 'Coquette'
ENGLISH : "Coquette" curled endive.
FRENCH : Chicorée frisée "Coquette".
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Crispum Group) cv. 'Green Curled', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Curled Endive Group) cv. 'Green Curled', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Crispum Group) cv. Moss Curled', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Curled Endive Group) cv. 'Moss Curled'
ENGLISH : "Green Curled" endive, "Moss Curled" endive.
FRENCH : Chicorée "Frisée Verte".
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. var. crispum Lam. cv. 'Fine d'Été'
ENGLISH : Yellow-heart moss curled endive.
FRENCH : Chicorée frisée à coeur jaune.
ITALIAN : Endivia riccia Cuor d'Oro. (needs checking)
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. var. crispum Lam. cv. 'Corne de Cerf'
SPANISH : Escarola muy fina hortelana.
Photograph (from Anseme)
ENGLISH : White-ribbed pancalieri endive.
FRENCH : Chicorée pancalière, Chicorée pancalière à côtes blanches.
ITALIAN : Cicoria pancalieri , Cicoria pancalieri a costa bianca.
Photograph (Selection "Grado" from Anseme)
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia var. endivia
CHINESE : Xiao ye ku ju.
ENGLISH : Small-leaved endive.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Escarole Group), Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam.
CHINESE : Ju wo ju, Kuan ye ku ju.
DANISH : Bredbladet endivie.
DUTCH : Andijvie, Escarol, Kropandijvie, Andijvie breedblad.
ENGLISH : Broad-leaved Batavian endive, Broad-leaved endive, Batavian endive, Escarole.
ITALIAN : Indivia scarola, Scarola.
FINNISH : Siloendiivi, Lehtisikuri.
FRENCH : Chicorée blanche à feuilles larges, Chicorée scarole, Scarole.
GERMAN : Endivie-Eskariol, Eskariol Endivie, Eskariol, Breitblättrige Endivie, Ganzblättrige Endivie.
PORTUGUESE : Chicória escarola ?, Chicória endívia ?
SPANISH : Escarola.
SWEDISH : Endiv.
THAI : Phakkat foi ?
VISAYAN : Eskarola.
ENGLISH : Batavian endive "Cornet de Bordeaux".
FRENCH : Chicorée scarole "Cornet de Bordeaux".
ITALIAN : Indivia scarola "Cornetto di Bordeaux".
SPANISH : Escarola "Corneta de Burdeos".
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam. cv. 'Verte à Coeur Plein' , Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam. cv. 'Ronde Verte à Coeur Plein' , Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam. cv. 'Italian Full Heart' , Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Escarole Group) cv. 'Verte à Coeur Plein', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Escarole Group) cv. 'Verde a Cuore Pieno', Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia (Escarole Group) cv. 'Full Heart Italian Broadleaved'
ENGLISH : Full heart Italian broad-leaved endive.
FRENCH : Chicorée scarole à coeur plein.
ITALIAN : Scarola verde a cuore pieno.
Photograph (Selection "Metaponto" from Anseme)
CHINESE : Mao ju ju.
ARABIC : Shikôryah, Siris.
CHINESE : Ju ju.
DANISH : Cikorie.
DUTCH : Wilde cichorei, Brusselsche kooltjes, Chicorei, Suikerij (Flemish), Suikerije (all need checking).
ENGLISH : Chicory.
ESTONIAN : Harilik sigur.
FINNISH : Italiansikuri, Salaattisikuri , Juurisikuri.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage.
GERMAN : Bittere Cichorie, Cichorienkraut, Gemeine Cichorie, Feldcichorie, Wilde Cichorie, Wilde Zichorie, Hindläuftenkraut, Röhrlkraut, Röhrlsalat, Zichorienwegwarte, Gemeine Wegwarte, Gewöhnliche Wegwarte.
HUNGARIAN : Cikória, Mezei katáng (needs checking).
ITALIAN : Cicoria, Cicoria amara.
JAPANESE : Kiku nigana.
NORWEGIAN : Sikori.
POLISH : Cykoria.
RUSSIAN : Cikorij.
SPANISH : Achicoria, Achicoria amarga, Achicoria de raíz.
SWEDISH : Cikoria, Vägvårda.
TURKISH : Radikya, Nardeng marulu.
VIETNAMESE : Rau di'êp dâng, Diê'p xoân.
Photographs of flower from CalPhotos - California Plants & Habitats, UC Berkeley Digital Library Project.
Photograph of flower by Lars-Åke Janzon at Den Virtuella Floran.
Colour plate of plant parts at Liber Herbarum II. (excellent site by Erik Gotfredsen providing names in several languages and medicinal information in 3 languages).
JAPANESE : Chirimen kiku nigana.
Possibly a synonym for Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi
CHINESE : Yi da li ju ju.
DANISH : Julesalat.
ENGLISH : Edible wild chicory, Cultivated chicory, Italian chicory, Bitter chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage, Chicorée sauvage des jardins, Chicorée sauvage d'Italie, Chicorée amère.
ITALIAN : Cicoria, Radicchio.
FINNISH : Italiansikuri, Salaattisikuri, Punasikuri.
POLISH : Cykoria podróznik.
RUSSIAN : Cikorij salatnyj.
SPANISH : Achicoria.
SWEDISH : Bladcikoria, Sallatscikoria.
ENGLISH : Dog's tongue chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée dent de chien, Chicorée à couper.
ITALIAN : Cicoria lingua di cane, Cicoria spadona da taglio.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi cv. 'Précoce de Sottomarina'
ENGLISH : Heading early Italian chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée précoce de Sottomarina.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. (Rubifolium Group), Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi (Red Leaf Group)
CHINESE : Hong ye ju ju.
ENGLISH : Red Italian chicory, "Radicchio ".
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage à feuilles rouges.
ITALIAN : Radicchio rosso.
CHINESE : Jian ye hong ju ju.
ENGLISH : Round-headed red chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée d'Italie à pomme rouge.
ITALIAN : Radicchio a palla rossa.
Photograph (Type "precoce" (early), Selection "Aries" from Anseme)
Photograph (Type "semi-precoce" (semi-early), Selection "Rita" from Anseme)
CHINESE : Jian ye hong ju ju.
ENGLISH : Pointed-leaved red Italian chicory, Conical head red chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage rouge de Trévise, Chicorée Trévise.
ITALIAN : Radicchio di Treviso.
Photograph (Selection "Precoce" from Anseme)
CHINESE : Yuan ye hong ju ju.
DUTCH : Cichorei rode van Verona.
ENGLISH : Round-leaved red Italian chicory, Round-headed red chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage rouge de Vérone, Chicorée de Vérone.
Photograph (Selection "Dragon" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. (Variegatum Group) cv. 'Sottomarina a Palla Precoce', Cichorium intybus L. (Variegatum Group) cv. 'Précoce de Sottomarina'
ENGLISH : Heading early Italian chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée précoce de Sottomarina, Chicorée panachée de Sottomarina.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum cv. 'Variegata di Castelfranco'
ENGLISH : Variegated-leaved Italian chicory, Creamy-white variegated chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée panachée de Castelfranco.
Photograph (first growth, selection "Libra" from Anseme).
Photograph (second growth, blanched, a Zorzi Padova selection).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi cv. 'Variegata di Chioggia'
ENGLISH : Variegated-leaved Italian chicory, Mottled-red-leaved chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée panachée de Chioggia.
Photograph (Selection "Rubius" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi f. cylindricum
CHINESE : Zhi tong ju ju, Zhi li ju ju.
DUTCH : Zuckerhut cichorei.
ENGLISH : Sugarloaf chicory, Tall heading chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée pain de sucre.
ITALIAN : Pan di zucchero.
Photograph (Selection "Duomo" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi cv. 'Winter Fare'
ENGLISH : Thin-leaved tall heading chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée "Flocon de Neige", Chicorée à feuilles minces.
CHINESE : Xiao ye ju ju.
ENGLISH : Small-leaved chicory, Cutting Italian chicory, Trieste chicory, Green-leaved radicchio, Trieste radicchio.
FRENCH : Chicorée de Trieste à petites feuilles, Chicorée à couper de Trieste.
ITALIAN : Cicoria da taglio.
CHINESE : Huang ye ju ju.
ENGLISH : Golden-leaved Trieste chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée de Trieste à feuilles blondes.
CHINESE : Qing ye ju ju.
ENGLISH : Green-leaved Trieste chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée de Trieste à feuilles vertes.
ENGLISH : Tall-headed green chicory "Bianca di Milano".
FRENCH : Chicorée blanche de Milan, Chicorée de Milan à longues feuilles.
ITALIAN : Cicoria bianca di Milano.
Photograph (Selection "Reina" from Anseme).
ENGLISH : Improved heading chicory "Double Blond", Round-headed chicory "Double Blond Improved".
FRENCH : Chicorée à tête blonde améliorée.
ITALIAN : Cicoria migliorata bionda.
SPANISH : Achicoria amarilla amejorada.
Photograph (from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi cv. 'Witlof'
CHINESE : Bao xin ju ju , Juan xin ju ju, Qing bao xin ju ju, Bai ye (Chicon, blanched leaves).
DANISH : Cikoriesalat, Julesalat.
DUTCH : Witlof.
ENGLISH : Belgium endive, Belgium chicory, Blanching chicory, Dutch chicory, Witloof, Green-leaved blanching chicory, Chicon (blanched leaves).
FINNISH : Witloof-sikuri .
FRENCH : Endive commune, Endive à feuilles blanches, Chicorée de Bruxelles, Chicorée witloof.
GERMAN : Zichoriensalat.
ITALIAN : Cicoria witloof, Cicoria di Bruxelles.
PORTUGUESE : Endivia, Endiva.
SPANISH : Endibia, Achicoria de Bruselas, Achicoria de barba gruesa ?.
SWEDISH : Cikorisallad ?
Photograph (second growth, blanched, from the Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforchung)
SYNONYM(S) :
CHINESE : Hong bao xin ju ju , Hong ye (Chicon, blanched leaves).
ENGLISH : Red-leaved blanching chicory.
FRENCH : Endive à feuilles rouges, Chicorée de Hollande.
ENGLISH : Long-stemmed Italian chicory, Asparagus chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée asperge d'Italie, Chicorée d'Italie à longues côtes.
ITALIAN : Cicoria catalogna.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Dentarella'.
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne dentarella.
ITALIAN : Cicoria catalogna dentarella.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna a Foglia Frastagliata', Cichorium intybus L. var. dentatum.
ENGLISH : Tall indented-leaved Italian chicory, Asparagus chicory, Italian dandelion chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée asperge à feuilles découpées, Chicorée catalogne à feuille de pissenlit..
ITALIAN : Cicoria catalogna a foglia frastagliata.
Photograph (Selection "Ishia" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna a Foglia Liscia'
ENGLISH : Asparagus chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée asperge à feuilles lisses.
ITALIAN : Cicoria catalogna a foglia liscia, Radichetta.
Photograph (a selection from Bülsem)
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Brindisina'
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne Brindisina.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Chioggia Giant'
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne Géante de Chioggia.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Italiko Rosso'
ENGLISH : Red-stemmed asparagus chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne à tige rouge.
ITALIAN : Cicoria catalogna a stelo rosso, Cicoria Italiko Rosso.
Photograph (from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Puntarelle'
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne Puntarelle.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. cv. 'Catalogna Pugliese'
FRENCH : Chicorée Catalogne Pugliese.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum f. rosularis
CHINESE : Qiang wei xing ju ju.
ENGLISH : Rose-shaped chicory, Grumulo chicory, Rosette chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage améliorée pommante, Chicorée du Piedmont.
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum f. rosularis
CHINESE : Qing qiang wei xing ju ju.
ENGLISH : Green leaved rosette chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage améliorée pommante vert foncé, Chicorée "Grumolo" à feuilles vertes.
Photograph (Selection "Doris" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum f. rosularis
CHINESE : Huang qiang wei xing ju ju.
ENGLISH : Golden-green leaved rosette chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage améliorée pommante blonde, Chicorée "Grumolo" à feuilles blondes.
Photograph (Selection "Golden" from Anseme).
SYNONYM(S) : Cichorium intybus L. var. sativum Lam. et DC. , Cichorium intybus L. var. radicosum
CHINESE : Da gen ju ju.
DUTCH : Bittere pee, Suikerij pee, Bittere pee wortel (3 names need checking).
ENGLISH : Large-rooted wild chicory, Coffee chicory.
GERMAN : Cichorienwurzel, Hindläufwurzel, Zichorienwurzel.
FRENCH : Chicorée à café, Chicorée sauvage à grosse racine, Chicorée industrielle.
PORTUGUESE : Chicória do café.
ENGLISH : Edible-rooted chicory, Root chicory.
ENGLISH : Edible-rooted chicory, Root chicory.
DUTCH : Wilde cichorei.
ENGLISH : Bitter wild chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage des champs.
GERMAN : Bittere Cichorie, Feldcichorie, Wilde Cichorie, Cichoriensalat.
ITALIAN : Cicoria selvatica dei campi.
ENGLISH : Red-stemmed wild chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage à tiges rouges.
ITALIAN : Cicoria selvatica a stelo rosso.
Photograph (Selection "Agrio" from Anseme).
ENGLISH : Green-stemmed wild chicory, White stem wild chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage à tiges vertes.
ITALIAN : Cicoria selvatica a stelo verde.
Photograph (from Anseme).
ENGLISH : Monk's beard chicory, Blanching wild chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée barbe de capucin.
GERMAN : Kapuzinerbart Cichorie.
ITALIAN : Cicoria selvatica barba di cappucino.
ENGLISH : Creeping wild chicory.
FRENCH : Chicorée sauvage rampante.
ITALIAN : Cicoria selvatica da campo strisciante.
Photograph (Selection "Rustica" from Anseme).
Ansem S.R.L. 2000, Online Catalogue. Vegetable Seed Production, Chicory - Cicoria - Achicoria. < http://www.anseme.com/prodotti/cicoria.htm > (English, Italian, Spanish, cultivar names & photos).
Cheklist of the Vascular Plants of Finland ( based on Kurtto, A. & Lahti, T. 1987: Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo (Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland). - Pamphl. Bot. Mus. Univ. Helsinki 11: I.-VI + 1-163. - erroneous records of the 1987 list have not been corrected). Part II: Aristolochiaceae to Rosaceae <http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/chklst-2.html>, Part III: Fabaceae to Cichoriaceae <http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/chklst-3.html>
ECHO-EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 11 languages provided by Information Market Europe (Latin, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish).
EUTERPE, European Parliament, TRADOS MultiTerm Web Interface in 12 languages. (Latin, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish).
Kress Henriette, 1994 - 1998, On Line Plant Name Database. English, Finnish, French, German, Latin (no authority name), Swedish.
OYEN L.P.A. 1993, Cichorium endivia L., In Siemonsma J.S. & Kasem Piluek (Editors) : Plant Resources of South-East Asia N°8 . Vegetables. Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen. pp 142 - 144.
Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.
FAO provides a World List of Seed Sources and Plant Genetic Resources via a searching tool. An example can be generated by typing the words "chicory" and "Italy" in the two relevant windows of the form provided. The only drawback is that very few of the seed companies or organisations mentioned have a www presence or if they do they are simply not linked.
Date created: 02 / 06 / 1997
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