Cichorium spinosum
Cichorium spinosum, the spiny chicory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. A biennial or perennial reaching , is both collected in the wild and cultivated as a leafy green vegetable. References Cichorieae Flora of Spain Flora of Italy Flora of Sicily Flora of Libya Flora of Greece Flora of Crete Flora of the East Aegean Islands Flora of Turkey Flora of Cyprus Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus