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chicory
Cichorium intybus
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber.
Where it lives
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.246
Precursor to the Botanical Theatre
Caspar Bauhin · 1620 · p.69
Herbarius
1485 · p.76
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.672
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.669
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.105
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.75
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.73
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.76
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.112
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.408
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.167
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52913.