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Cichorium intybus L.

chicory (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Cichorium intybus grows in roadsides and rough ground as a relic of cultivation.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-10-03

 chicory / Cichorium intybus: _Cichorium intybus_ grows in roadsides and rough ground as a relic of cultivation.

The flowers of Cichorium intybus are typically blue, albeit sometimes very pale; there is no pappus of hairs on the seeds.

Puy-de-Dôme (63), France; 2005-09-13

 chicory / Cichorium intybus: The flowers of _Cichorium intybus_ are typically blue, albeit sometimes very pale; there is no pappus of hairs on the seeds.

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