Botanically, both endives are Cichorium Endivia and grown the same way.
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There is considerable confusion between " Cichorium endivia " and " Cichorium intybus ".
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True endive ( " Cichorium endivia " ) is a species grown and used as a salad green.
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Although leaf chicory is often called " endive ", true endive ( " Cichorium endivia " ) is a different species in the genus and should not be confused with Belgian endive.
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"' Common chicory "', " Cichorium intybus ", is a somewhat woody, naturalized . " Chicory " is also the common name in the United States for curly endive ( " Cichorium endivia " ); these two closely related species are often confused.