What is Endive?
{{taxobox | name = Endive | image = Cichorium endivia field.jpg | image_caption = Escarole endive | regnum = [[Plantae]] | unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] | unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] | unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] | ordo = [[Asterales]] | familia = [[Asteraceae]] | genus = ''[[Cichorium]]'' | species = '''''C. endivia''''' | binomial = ''Cichorium endivia'' | binomial_authority = [[Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''Endive''' (''Chicorium endivia'') is a [[leaf]]y [[plant]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Asteraceae]]. The plants are either annual, or they live for two years. Originally, these plants grew in the countries around the Mediterranean. There are many [[wikt:varieties|varieties]], but they can be split into two groups * the curly-leaved. or narrow-leaved endive * Batavian or broad-leaved endive Since [[Antiquity]], these plants have been used to make [[salad]]s. Sometimes they are cooked, and prepared similar to spinach or [[chard]]. Endive has a good sorce of fiber and has all kinds of vitamins like a,c,and e. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asteraceae]]