Cichorieae
E785599
Cichorieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae), characterized by milky latex and flower heads composed entirely of ligulate (strap-shaped) florets.
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant tribe
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | chicory tribe ⓘ |
| corollaType | strap-shaped ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
ⓘ
especially in temperate regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
coffee substitute from roasted chicory roots
ⓘ
forage plants ⓘ leaf vegetables ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ salad crops ⓘ |
| family | Asteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | zygomorphic ligulate florets ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| growthForm |
annual herbs
ⓘ
biennial herbs ⓘ perennial herbs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
capitulum-type inflorescences
ⓘ
flower heads composed entirely of strap-shaped florets ⓘ ligulate florets ⓘ milky latex ⓘ mostly herbaceous plants ⓘ often taprooted ⓘ pappus-bearing achenes ⓘ presence of latex canals ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Chondrilla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cichorium NERFINISHED ⓘ Crepis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieracium NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypochaeris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ixeris ⓘ Lactuca NERFINISHED ⓘ Lapsana ⓘ Leontodon ⓘ Melampodium (historically, in some classifications) NERFINISHED ⓘ Microseris NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycelis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Picris NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilosella NERFINISHED ⓘ Prenanthes NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorzonera NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraxacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tragopogon NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cichorium intybus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lactuca sativa NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraxacum officinale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Asterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pappus | present ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Asteraceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cichorioideae ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| reproduction |
apomixis in some genera (e.g., Taraxacum)
ⓘ
mostly sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| subfamily | Cichorioideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | tribe ⓘ |
| typeOfFloret | ligulate floret ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.