OregonFlora: Cichorium intybus

	Cichorium intybus
	chicory
Habit	Plants 10–120 cm.
Leaves	5–35 cm.
Involucres	6–12 mm.
Florets	10–30; ligules 15–22 mm.
Phyllaries	10–16, glabrous or sparsely stipitate-glandular.
Fruits	2–3 mm; brownish.
2n	=18.

	Cichorium intybus
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Roadsides, streambanks, meadows, fencerows, cultivated fields, disturbed areas. Flowering Jun–Oct. 0–1700 m. BR, Col, CR, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout North America; Africa, Asia, Europe, South America. Exotic. Although Cichorium intybus is a roadside weed, its conspicuous, blue flower heads are quite showy. They are especially visible in the morning but usually close up in the early afternoon.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 223 Kenton Chambers
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Cichorium intybus

chicory

Habit

Plants 10–120 cm.

Leaves

5–35 cm.

Involucres

6–12 mm.

Florets

10–30;

ligules 15–22 mm.

Phyllaries

10–16, glabrous or sparsely stipitate-glandular.

Fruits

2–3 mm; brownish.

=18.

Cichorium intybus

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Roadsides, streambanks, meadows, fencerows, cultivated fields, disturbed areas. Flowering Jun–Oct. 0–1700 m. BR, Col, CR, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout North America; Africa, Asia, Europe, South America. Exotic.

Although Cichorium intybus is a roadside weed, its conspicuous, blue flower heads are quite showy. They are especially visible in the morning but usually close up in the early afternoon.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 223
Kenton Chambers

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