Chicory
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 30th July 2024 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
 Fact File



Foliage

Chicory.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Habit:
AKA: 		Cichorium intybus.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
Perennial herbaceous plant.
blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed.
Habitat:
Height:
Flowers:
Feature:
 Roadsides.
30 - 100 cms tall.
July - October.
Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds),
or for roots which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock. Effective at eliminating intestinal worms.