| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cichorium bottae Deflers trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Voyage Yemen: 159 (1889) |
| Native Range | Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shruband |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-3800m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves oblanceolate to sublinear, entire to incised, subglabrous, capitula solitary, sessile amongst leaves, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen) |