Reichardia

This article is about the genus in the Asteraceae. For the defunct genus in Plantaginaceae, see Maurandya. For the defunct genus in Fabaceae, see Pterolobium. For the defunct genus in Apocynaceae, see Tabernaemontana. For the genus of flies, see Reichardia (fly).

Reichardia
Reichardia gaditana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Hyoseridinae
Genus: Reichardia
Roth 1787, not Roth 1800 (Plantaginaceae) nor Roth 1821 (Fabaceae) nor Dennst. 1818 (Apocynaceae)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Picridium Desf.

Reichardia is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae native to the Mediterranean and western Asia.[3] In Crete, Greece the leaves and tender shoots of a variety of Reichardia picroides called galatsida (γαλατσίδα) are eaten raw, boiled, cooked in steam or browned with olive oil by the locals.[4] Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]

Species[6][2]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos search for Reichardia
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Reichardia includes photos plus European distribution maps
  4. ^ Kleonikos G. Stavridakis, Κλεόνικος Γ. Σταυριδάκης (2006). Wild edible plants of Crete - Η Άγρια βρώσιμη χλωρίδα της Κρήτης. Rethymnon Crete. ISBN 960-631-179-1.
  5. ^ NRCS. "Reichardia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. ^ The Plant List
  7. ^ US Department of Agriculture plants profile Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth (Common brighteyes)