Cichorieae

Cichorieae
Cichorium intybus (chicory)
Scientific classification
Subtribes[1]
Chondrillinae Cichoriinae Crepidinae Hieraciinae Hyoseridinae Hypochaeridinae Lactucinae Microseridinae Scolyminae Scorzonerinae Warioniinae
Synonyms
Lactuceae Cassini

The Cichorieae (sometimes Lactuceae) are a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes 100 genera and more than 1,600 species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.^[2] Well known members include lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify.

List of genera

Acanthocephalus Actites Agoseris Andryala Anisocoma Aposeris Arnoseris Atrichoseris Calycoseris Catananche Cephalorrhynchus Chaetadelpha Chaetoseris Chlorocrepis Chondrilla Chorisis Cicerbita Cichorium Crepidiastrum Crepis Dendroseris Dubyaea Embergeria Epilasia Erythroseris[3] Faberia

Faberiopsis Garhadiolus Geropogon Glyptopleura Gundelia Hedypnois Helminthotheca Heteracia Heteroderis Hexinia Hieracium Hispidella Hymenonema Hyoseris Hypochaeris Ixeridium Ixeris Kirkianella Koelpinia Krigia Lactuca Lagedium Lapsana Lapsanastrum Lasiospora Launaea Leontodon

Lygodesmia Malacothrix Microseris Mulgedium Munzothamnus Mycelis Nabalus Nothocalais Notoseris Paraixeris Paramicrorhynchus Paraprenanthes Parasyncalathium Phalacroseris Phitosia Picris Pilosella Pinaropappus Pleiacanthus Podospermum Prenanthella Prenanthes Pterachaenia Pterocypsela Pyrrhopappus Rafinesquia

Reichardia Rhagadiolus Rothmaleria Scariola Scolymus Scorzonera Scorzoneroides Sonchus Soroseris Stebbinsia Stebbinsoseris Stenoseris Stephanomeria Steptorhamphus Syncalathium Takhtajaniantha Taraxacum Thamnoseris Tolpis Tourneuxia Tragopogon Uropappus Urospermum Warionia Willemetia Youngia

References

1. ICN (Hand, R., Kilian, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von; general editors) 2009- (continuously updated): International Cichorieae Network: Cichorieae Portal. Published on the Internet at http://wp6-cichorieae.e-taxonomy.eu/portal/; accessed 5 Nov 2010
2. Brouillet, Luc; Barkley, Theodore M.; Strother, John L. (2006). "Cichorieae". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America 19. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 214.
3. Kilian, N. & Gemeinholzer, B. (2007). "Studies in the Compositae of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra – 7. Erythroseris, a new genus and the previously unknown sister group of Cichorium (Cichorieae subtribe Cichoriinae)". Willdenowia 37: 283–296. doi:10.3372/wi.37.37117.

External links

• International Cichorieae Network