Belgium endive / هِنْدَبا بَرّية

هندباء / علك / هندبه / هندباء برية / جذور السريس / الشيكوريا

Cichorium intybus L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Leaves
Stems

Preparation

Cooked with olive oil
Salads
With greek yogurt

Blooming period

February to April

Foraging period

February

Seed collection period

May to June

Potential medicinal uses

Diuretic
Febrifuge
Hepatic
Laxative
Tonic

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Light blue

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Cichorium

Family

Asteraceae

Wikidata item

Q2544599

GBIF Item

Cichorium intybus L. (5392252)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

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Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
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Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”
Łuczaj, Łukasz, Marijana Zovko Končić, Tihomir Miličević, Katija Dolina, and Marija Pandža. “Wild Vegetable Mixes Sold in the Markets of Dalmatia (Southern Croatia).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9, no. 1 (January 3, 2013): 2.
Licata, Mario, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Giuseppe Virga, Giuseppe Bonsangue, Ignazio Cammalleri, Maria Gennaro, and Salvatore La Bella. “A Survey of Wild Plant Species for Food Use in Sicily (Italy).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12

Citation

Cichorium intybus L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/494 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.