Common Chicory
Chicory has a tough, hairy stem that grows up to 100 cm tall. The flower heads grow up to approximately 4 cm wide, and are usually lavender - blue in color.
Chicory is often used in salad, as a food additive, medicinally, and used in adulterated coffee.
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.
Similar species: Asterales
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Uploaded Apr 11, 2018. Captured Jul 9, 2016 11:28 in 70 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
