Cichorium
Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2 but modified and names used differing
| 1 | Spinescent subshrubs, forming low, domed, intricately branched bushes, capitula 5-6-flowered |
| 1' | Unarmed, erect or spreading herbs, not intricately branched; capitula more than 6-flowered |
| 2 | Outer phyllaries erect, scarcely half as long as linear inner phyllaries, the latter 8-9 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide at base; ligules 15-19 x 4-5 mm; plant perennial with a thick, woody rootstock |
| 2' | Outer phyllaries loosely erect or with somewhat recurved apices, almost as long as the inner phyllaries, the latter oblong, 10-12.5 x 2-3 mm; ligules 9-14 x 3-4 mm; plant annual with a slender taproot |
