Small Chicory / عِلْت / / عِلك

هندباء برية / هِنْدَبا قَزِمَة / خُرْويع / مَقد / العُقّيدة / العُقّيد

Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Flower, April. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flower heads
  • Leaves
  • Roots
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Salads
Blooming period
April to June
Foraging period
February
Seed collection period
June to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Alterative
  • Analgesic
  • Anthelmintic
  • Carminative
  • Hepatic
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Light blue
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Cichorium
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q5119401
GBIF Item
Cichorium pumilum Jacq. (5392270)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  2. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. 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.”
  5. إسحق، جاد. التراث البيئي النباتي في فلسطين. القدس: معهد الأبحاث التطبيقية - أريج، 1992.

Citation

Cichorium pumilum Jacq. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/495 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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