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Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) [3] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or ...
[4] [2] The genus includes two cultivated species commonly known as chicory or endive, plus several wild species. [5] Flower of common chicory (Cichorium intybus) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender (or, rarely, white or pink) flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and ...
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure video game by indie developer Greg Lobanov and published by Finji. It was released for Microsoft Windows , macOS , PlayStation 4 , and PlayStation 5 in June 2021, for Nintendo Switch in December 2021, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S in May 2023.
Endive (/ ˈ ɛ n d aɪ v,-d ɪ v, ˈ ɑː n d iː v /) [3] is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus Cichorium, which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables.Species include Cichorium endivia (also called endive), Cichorium pumilum (also called wild endive), and Cichorium intybus (also called chicory).
Radicchio (/ r ə ˈ d ɪ k i oʊ / rə-DIK-ee-oh or / r ə ˈ d iː k i oʊ / rə-DEE-kee-oh, Italian:), because of its common use in Italian cuisine, is a perennial cultivated form of leaf chicory (Cichorium intybus, Asteraceae). It is grown as a leaf vegetable and usually has colorful, white-veined red leaves that form a head.
Use of chicory as a coffee substitute became widespread in France early in the 19th century due to coffee shortages resulting from the Continental Blockade. It was used during the American Civil War in Louisiana, and remains popular in New Orleans. [10] Chicory mixed with coffee is also popular in South India, and is known as Indian filter coffee.
Most species are herbaceous, perennial, short-lived or annual plants, rarely subshrubs, shrubs or vines.All Cichorieae-species have latex canals in both the roots, stems and leaves, and this occurs to be a unique character among the Asteraceae, although latex as such occurs rather widespread in this family.
Cichorium spinosum, the spiny chicory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A biennial or perennial reaching 20 cm (8 in), is both collected in the wild and cultivated as a leafy green vegetable.