{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Cichorium endivia field.jpg |image_caption = Escarole endive |genus = Cichorium |species = endivia |authority = L. |synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-82814 The Plant List, ''Cichorium endivia'' L. ]</ref> |synonyms = *''Cichorium casnia'' <small>Wall.</small> *''Cichorium casnia'' <small>C.B.Clarke</small> *''Cichorium crispum'' <small>Mill.</small> nom. illeg. *''Cichorium esculentum'' <small>Salisb.</small> }}

'''''Cichorium endivia''''' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus ''Cichorium''. It is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as endive and escarole.<ref>{{citation |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10542 |title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy |accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref>

There is considerable confusion between the species and ''C.&nbsp;intybus'' (common chicory).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/vegetables/chicory-and-endive/ |title=Chicory and Endive |date=2013-07-31 |accessdate=2026-02-21|website=Innvista|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729001712/http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/vegetables/chicory-and-endive/|archive-date=2015-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Endive &#124; Archives &#124; Aggie Horticulture |url=http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/endive.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309101929/http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/endive.html |archive-date=2009-03-09 |accessdate=2013-08-18 |publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref>

<gallery> File:Andijvie (Cichorium endivia).jpg|Seedlings File:Cichorium endivia flower (2).jpg|Flower with hoverflies File:Escarola Cabell d'Àngel.jpg|A variant sometimes known as "frisée" </gallery>

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== External links == *{{Commons category-inline|Cichorium endivia|italic=on}} *{{Wikispecies-inline|Cichorium endivia|''Cichorium endivia''}} *{{Cookbook inline|Chicory}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090309101929/http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/endive.html "Endive and chicory"]. ''Texas A&M University''.

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Category:Cichorieae Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Category:Leaf vegetables