Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Summary 3

Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) David Hofmann, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23326361@N04/3008395096
  2. (c) Jardin Botanique, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jardin_botanique_lyon/14277811547/
  3. Adaptado por The Preserve at Shaker Village del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichorium_intybus

Más información

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Color blue, pink, purple, white
Blooms in summer
Status nonnative
Habitat prairie