Chicory
Bunch

Other Common Names:  Blue sailors, coffee-weed, wild succory, wild bachelor-buttons
Bloom period:  Mid Summer
Bloom Color: Blue Violet, occasionally pinkish, rarely white.

Wildlife Value Score:  2
Seed Availability:  4
Establishment Frequency:
Growth Form: Bunch

Chicory, introduced from Europe and Asia,  can be found on a variety of soils; roadsides and disturbed sites.
In Europe the leaves are used as a salad green.  Its roots can be roasted and ground for use as a coffee additive or extender.