| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cichorium spinosum L. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 813 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | branchlets tortuose, spiny, leaves mainly basal, 2-9cm long, dentate, carnose, capitula ca. 15mm across, composed only of 5-6 lorate, ligulate flowers |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyton spinosum (L.) Less. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |