Blue Flower Common Chicory Cichorium Intybus Stock Photography

Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, a woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons blanched buds, or roots var. sativum, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. The petals have jagged edges and the stamens are unusual.