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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus L.
blue-sailors, chicory
Cichorium: Latinized version of an Arabic name for one species of this genus from the Greek kichore, which usually carries a common name of chicory or endive
intybus: derived from Egyptian tybi, "January," the month that it was customarily eaten
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-6' tall forb with milky juice; stems widely branched; long taproot |
| Flower: | head up to 1 1/2" wide with many blue to white rays, no disk; inflorescence of 1-3 widely spaced heads from upper leaf axils; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry, smooth seed without a fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | alternate, entire to pinnately-divided, becoming smaller toward the top |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, roadsides |
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