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Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Cichorium intybus L. |
| Common
name: |
chicory |
| Synonomy: | Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum Hegi
Cichorium intybus L. var. sativum (Bisch.) Janch. |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
biennial
perennial |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
1-4' |
| Foliage: |
leaves toothed, entire, or alternate alternate, partly clasping |
| Flowers: |
rays blue, occasionally white, toothed at tips; 1 to 1-1/2" wide flower heads |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
bloom late June to November, mostly August to October |
| Habitat: |
weed of disturbed grounds |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
used as a coffee substitute, and as an herbal remedy for disorders
of the digestive tract. The leaves can also be eaten as greens in salad.
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 305. |
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