Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Cichorium endivia L.

escarola, cultivated endive

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Cichorium

Species
endivia

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cichorium endivia ssp. endivia Hegi

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1965

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Lundh, J.P. (1995) Some additional information and comments on the Annotated Check list of Vascular Plants of the Galapagos Islands by Lawesson, Adsersen and Bentley. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cichorium endivia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1768. Accessed 17 May 2026.