Indumentumal Study of the genus Cichorium L. ( Compositae ) in Iraq

Abstract

The present work is a part of a comparative systematic study of the species of the genus Cichorium L. in Iraq . Indumentum of stems , peduncles , leaves , involucral bracts , florets , and fruits were studied for the species C.glandulosum ,C.intybus and C.pumilum , it was clear that the indumentum of these parts had a taxonomic importance , so it has been contained two groups of hairs , eglandular hairs which distinguished the three species and glandular hairs which distingushed C.glandulosum and C.intybus , each character and its variation was discussed . Table also presented to the three species explained the distribution of the glandular and eglandular hairs.