Chicory
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus)[4] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae. It usually has bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cichorium |
| Species: | C. intybus
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| Cichorium intybus | |
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Synonymy
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It is often used as a food plant, and often as a coffee substitute. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots. The roots of variety sativum are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive.
In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fibre.[5]
Chicory is grown as a forage crop for livestock.[6] It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and is now common in North America, China, and Australia, where it has become widely introduced.[7][8][9]
"Chicory" is also the common name in the United States for curly endive (Cichorium endivia). These two closely related species are often confused.[10]
Chicory Media
Pied hoverfly on flower
picture made by myself; gegin of january; Witlof (Cichory);
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References
- ↑ illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ↑ 'Cichorium intybus L. synonyms. Tropicos.orgMissouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Cichorium intybus L. (2013)The Plant List. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Cichorium intybusFAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ↑ Raninen K.. Dietary fiber type reflects physiological functionality: comparison of grain fiber, inulin, and polydextrose. Nutrition Reviews 69 (1) (2011). p. 9–21. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00358.x.
- ↑ Blair, Robert. Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle (2011-04-30). ISBN 978-1-84593-758-4.
- ↑ Cichorium intybusFlora of North America. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Flora of China, Cichorium intybus Linnaeus, 1753. 菊苣 ju ju Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Endive, Chicory and Witloof. Aggie HorticultureTexas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System. Retrieved 2013-12-16.[dead link]