Flower ID: IMG_2001.JPG-09-10-2017 Flower name (scientific): Cichorium intybus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sik-KOR-ee-um IN-tye-bus Flower name (common): Chicory Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek kichore, for succory, endive. Succory is an alteration of several older words for chicory. Specific epithet: From the Egyptian tybi, for January, the harvest month for this species. Common name origin: From Greek, used to describe a plant cultivated for its roots. Also employed as a name for succory and endive. Flower description: Size: To 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. Petal count: ray florets 12 to 30, no disc florets. Color: Blue, can less commonly be white. Other: Flower rays are square-tipped with the border having five teeth. Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 72 inches (30 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous to sparsely hairy. Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Leaves range from about 5 to 35 cm long and about 2 to 8 cm wide. Color: Medium green Hairy: pubescent. Other: Shape: leaf, linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized, ecologically invasive. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Disturbed sites, roadsides, fields, sun or part shade. Fruit: Cypselae about 2 to 3 mm in length. Seed: Brown to blackish, oblong to ovoid in outline. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Mulgedium pulchellum (Showy Blue Lettuce) is similar, but has a smaller flower size (0.5 - 1.0 inches) compared with Cichorium intybus, which have flowers 1 to 2 inches wide. Differences in leaf shape can also help distinguish these two species. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee utilized the roots to treat nerve issues, and the Iroquois prepared a poultice from the roots to treat sores (Moerman, pp. 161-162, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 4 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): na Autonym:Cichorium intybus subsp. intybus (The other infraspecific is Cichorium intybus subsp. spicatum I. Ricci and this has not been recorded in North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU