| Reichardia | |
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| Reichardia gaditana | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) |
| Synonyms | |
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Reichardia is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. 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. Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Species
- Reichardia baetica M.J.Gallego & Talavera
- Reichardia canariensis M.J.Gallego & Talavera
- Reichardia crystallina (Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.) Bramwell
- Reichardia dichotoma (DC.) Freyn
- Reichardia famarae Bramwell & G.Kunkel ex M.J.Gallego & Talavera
- Reichardia gaditana (Willk.) Samp.
- Reichardia intermedia (Sch.Bip.) Samp.
- Reichardia ligulata (Vent.) G.Kunkel & Sunding
- Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth – common brighteyes
- Reichardia × sventenia M.J.Gallego & Talavera
- Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth
References
- Tropicos search for Reichardia
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Reichardia includes photos plus European distribution maps
- 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.
- NRCS. "Reichardia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- The Plant List
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth (Common brighteyes)
External links
Media related to Reichardia at Wikimedia Commons- "Reichardia". Herbari virtual (in Catalan). Universitat de les Illes Balears. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
