Cichorium is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

[5] Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender (or, rarely, white or pink) flowers.

It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America, where it has become naturalized.

True endive (Cichorium endivia) is a species grown and used as a salad green.

now considered better suited to other genera: Aposeris, Arnoseris, Geigeria, Rhagadiolus and Tolpis.