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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Cichorium intybus

Summary

Cichorium intybus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,938 views/month, #398 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cichorium intybus received the Vegetable of the year[3].
  • Cichorium intybus received the Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[4].
  • Cichorium intybus received the medicinal plant of the year[5].
  • Cichorium intybus's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Cichorium intybus is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Cichorium intybus is classified within Cichorium[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cichorium intybus is Cichorium intybus[9].
  • Cichorium intybus is a type of useful plant[10].
  • Cichorium intybus is a type of perennial plant[11].
  • Cichorium intybus is a type of medicinal plant[12].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for coffee substitute[13].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for salad[14].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for root vegetable[15].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for leaf vegetable[16].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for food[17].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for medication[18].
  • Cichorium intybus is used for food ingredient[19].
  • Cichorium intybus's Commons category is recorded as Cichorium intybus[20].
  • Cichorium intybus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cichorium intybus[21].
  • Cichorium intybus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cichorium intybus[22].
  • Cichorium intybus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Cichorium intybus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1)[24].
  • Cichorium intybus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Cichorium intybus's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[26].
  • Cichorium intybus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[27].

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Classification

Cichorium intybus's scientific name is Cichorium intybus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It is classified within Cichorium[8]. Recorded taxon common name include Gewöhnliche Wegwarte[28], chicory[29], 菊苣[30], Wilde cichorei[31], čekanka obecná[32], and chicorée sauvage[33].

Identifiers

Cichorium intybus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13427[34]. Cichorium intybus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467862[35]. Cichorium intybus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5392252[36]. Cichorium intybus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36763[37].

Why It Matters

Cichorium intybus ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,938 views/month, #398 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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].

References

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cichorium-intybus
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  2. 23d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3509
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  4. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → coffee substitute, salad, root vegetable +4
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  5. 10w 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. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0429038-cekanka-obecna
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
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