Cichorium intybus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2544599
Cichorium intybus
Original book source: Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Cichorium intybus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,735 views/month, #398 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Vegetable of the year[3], Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[4], medicinal plant of the year[5]
  • Taxon rank: species[6]
  • Parent taxon: Cichorium[7]
  • Taxon name: Cichorium intybus[8]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[9], perennial plant[10], medicinal plant[11]
  • Has use: coffee substitute[12], salad[13], root vegetable[14], leaf vegetable[15], food[16], medication[17], food ingredient[18]
  • Commons category: Cichorium intybus[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cichorium intybus[20]
  • Commons gallery: Cichorium intybus[21]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1)[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], The American Cyclopædia[25], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10543[29]
  • This taxon is source of: radicchio[30], puntarelle[31], chicory root[32], endigia[33]
  • Short name: C. intybus[34]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliche Wegwarte[35], chicory[36], 菊苣[37], Wilde cichorei[38], čekanka obecná[39], chicorée sauvage[40], 菊苣子[41], 菊苣根[42], achicoria[43], chicoria[44], navadni potrošnik[45]

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Identifiers

Cichorium intybus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13427[46]. Cichorium intybus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467862[47]. Cichorium intybus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5392252[48]. Cichorium intybus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36763[49].

Why It Matters

Cichorium intybus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Cichorium intybus receive?

Honors received include Vegetable of the year[3], Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[4], and medicinal plant of the year[5].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cichorium-intybus
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  2. 5w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 43746
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  3. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3509
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  4. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → coffee substitute, salad, root vegetable +4
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 11973507-n
    Interlingual index id → i100045
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  5. 11w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → useful plant, perennial plant, medicinal plant
    Has use → coffee substitute, salad, root vegetable +4
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  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0429038-cekanka-obecna
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  7. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
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    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 39624, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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