Tribe

Cichorieae (Lettuce, chicory, dandelion and salsify tribe)

Pilosella horrida. Photo: (c) mtash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Cichorieae (also called Lactuceae) are a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae that includes 93 genera, more than 1,600 sexually reproductive species and more than 7,000 apomictic species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. Cichorieae all have milky latex and flowerheads that only contain one type of floret. The genera Gundelia and Warionia only have disk florets, while all other genera only have ligulate florets. The genera that contain most…

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Subtaxa

Subtribe: Hieraciinae (Hawkweeds)

Subtribe: Microseridinae

Subtribe: Hyoseridinae

Subtribe: Crepidinae (Dandelions, hawksbeards, and rattlesnake roots)

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Discussion

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