Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) [3] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to Europe, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. [4]

2024年2月20日 · Chicory (Cichorium intybus), a perennial plant, has been around for ages and is grown all over the world. People have long used it as food for their livestock. But it's also popular for human...

Cichorium is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [4][2] The genus includes two cultivated species commonly known as chicory or endive, plus several wild species. [5] Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender (or, rarely, white or pink) flowers.

1-1.5 inch ligulate flower heads with numerous bright blue rays with blunt toothed edges. Flowers are stalkless and grow along the stem open in the morning and close up by noon unless it is cloudy. They appear from mid-summer until the first frost. The alternate leaves are up to 8" long and 2" across, becoming smaller as they ascend the stems.

The plant producing those flowers is Cichorium intybus, or common chicory. The name chicory is also sometimes used for another related plant, C. endivia , curly endive. Other common names for C. intybus include blue sailors, coffeeweed, cornflower, Italian dandelion, or succory.

2023年4月5日 · To make things easy, when we talk about chicory in this article, we’re talking about Cichorium intybus – the original species plant that is grown as a flowering herb. It’s a member of the aster or daisy family, Asteraceae, and is closely related to that other underappreciated “weed,” the dandelion.

2025年1月10日 · chicory, (Cichorium intybus), blue-flowered perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and introduced into the United States late in the 19th century, chicory is cultivated extensively in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany and to some extent in North America.

2024年6月11日 · Chicory (Cichorium intybus), sometimes called blue daisy or blue sailor, is a perennial herb grown and used worldwide. It's characterized by its tough, spiky stems and light blue flowers. You can...

Endive (/ ˈɛndaɪv, - dɪv, ˈɑːndiːv /) [3] is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus Cichorium, which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include Cichorium endivia (also called endive), Cichorium pumilum (also called wild endive), and Cichorium intybus (also called chicory).

The genus Cichorium (Asteraceae) is made up of six species with major geographical presence in Europe and Asia. Cichorium intybus, commonly known as chicory, is well known as a coffee substitute but is also widely used medicinally to treat various ...