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Cichorium intybus
Common chicory, is an erect, somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant with bright blue flowers. 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. (Wikipedia)
It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized.
Thank you elapj!
It was one of the survivors remaining because already is very hot in Spain.
Spotted on Jun 19, 2011
Submitted on Jun 20, 2011
