Common Chickory, Cichorium intybus, Asteraceae. Europe and North Africa.

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Common Chickory, Cichorium intybus, Asteraceae. Europe and North Africa. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.

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Location: Europe and North Africa.
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