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Cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19 SW Michigan USA Near the treeline around our house.<br /> <br /> Zoomed in:<br /> Showing only the style (the curvy part)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162196/cichorium_intybus2_2024-07-19_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Cichorium_intybus2_2024-07-19 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/162196_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=nLPXATvlGPcCs0qJyF756LxzugY%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Cichorium_intybus2_2024-07-19 SW Michigan USA A closer look at this flower:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162195/cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19.html Cichorium intybus,Common Chicory,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Showing the stamen tube with the extended style:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162225/cichorium_intybus_2024-07-21_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Cichorium_intybus_2024-07-21 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/162225_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=SNyZA6mrHS0phfZgQmjPXpPigus%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Cichorium_intybus_2024-07-21 SW Michigan USA I went out to our chicory flower patch early this morning to gather enough flowers to have another go at photographing the center detail, this time by physically removing most of the background elements.<br /> To my astonishment, none of the flowers had styles (the curvy part at the top of the stamen tube) - was my chicory patch all male flowers? <br /> I found this article on the internet: https://www.natureinstitute.org/article/craig-holdrege/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chicory-flower<br /> Turns out the flowers start their day with the style retracted and only later in the morning extend it. The above is a photo of the stamen tubes with extended styles. If you &#039;load original&#039; and zoom in the pollen grains look a little like cut diamonds.<br /> <br /> See also:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162195/cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19_sw_michigan_usa.html Cichorium intybus,Common Chicory,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Cichorium intybus,Common Chicory,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19 SW Michigan USA

Near the treeline around our house.

Zoomed in:
Showing only the style (the curvy part)

Cichorium_intybus2_2024-07-19 SW Michigan USA A closer look at this flower:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162195/cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19.html Cichorium intybus,Common Chicory,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Showing the stamen tube with the extended style:
Cichorium_intybus_2024-07-21 SW Michigan USA I went out to our chicory flower patch early this morning to gather enough flowers to have another go at photographing the center detail, this time by physically removing most of the background elements.<br /> To my astonishment, none of the flowers had styles (the curvy part at the top of the stamen tube) - was my chicory patch all male flowers? <br /> I found this article on the internet: https://www.natureinstitute.org/article/craig-holdrege/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chicory-flower<br /> Turns out the flowers start their day with the style retracted and only later in the morning extend it. The above is a photo of the stamen tubes with extended styles. If you 'load original' and zoom in the pollen grains look a little like cut diamonds.<br /> <br /> See also:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/162195/cichorium_intybus_2024-07-19_sw_michigan_usa.html Cichorium intybus,Common Chicory,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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    eva vikman
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    love those swirls, very enchanting! Posted one year ago
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      Jon Reck
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      Glad you enjoyed them.
      Thanks for the comment,
      Jon       Posted one year ago

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The Common Chicory

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.

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Uploaded Jul 20, 2024. Captured Jul 19, 2024 13:29 in CGPJ+M5 Cooper Township, MI, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
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  • 1/80s
  • ISO64
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.