Reichardia is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae native to the Mediterranean and western Asia.[3] 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.[4] Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]
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
