Cichorium intybus
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Cichorium intybus |
| Common name: | chickory |
| 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 |
| Flower: | rays blue, occasionally white, toothed at tips; 1 to 1-1/2" wide flower heads |
| Flowering 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: |  |
| 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. |