Cichorioideae
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Cichorioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, comprising many herbaceous species often characterized by milky sap and flower heads made up entirely of ligulate florets.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant subfamily
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | cichorioid daisies ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Chondrilla
NERFINISHED
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Cichorium ⓘ Crepis NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieracium NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypochaeris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ixeris NERFINISHED ⓘ Lactuca ⓘ Launaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Leontodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Picris NERFINISHED ⓘ Prenanthes NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorzonera NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonchus ⓘ Taraxacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tragopogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
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especially diverse in temperate regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| family | Asteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm |
mostly herbs
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some subshrubs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flower heads typically composed entirely of ligulate florets
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fruit type is an achene (cypsela) ⓘ herbaceous plants are common ⓘ inferior ovary ⓘ inflorescences are capitula (flower heads) ⓘ mostly bisexual florets ⓘ often contains milky latex sap ⓘ pappus often present on achenes ⓘ syngenesious anthers (anthers fused into a tube) ⓘ |
| includesCrop |
chicory (Cichorium intybus)
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endive (Cichorium endivia) ⓘ lettuce (Lactuca sativa) ⓘ |
| includesWeed |
dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
NERFINISHED
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sow thistles (Sonchus spp.) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableUse |
food crops
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forage plants ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| order | Asterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Asteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis is predominant ⓘ |
| phylum | Angiosperms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivision | Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
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