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Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Photo by Stephanie R.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Chicory grows wild along the roadsides in Illinois. The plant grows two to three feet high, and has several blue flowers along the stems of each plant.

Habitat:

prairie

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Comments (5)

Thank you Sebastiand1, Mariabelen1, and Agustinb1. It is a very beautiful plant, and it grows wild in Illinois!
Thank you Bill. The syrphid flies certainly like it. It is hard to get a shot without them.
The syrphid flies always look awesome on chicory! Nice shot Stephanie!

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