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Family: Asteraceae (Aster / Sunflower family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late May - November
Chicory, while native to the Old World, has become firmly established in the Americas as both a weed and a crop. Varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, or roots, which which, when baked and ground, have been used as a coffee substitute and food additive. Chicory is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.
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28 August 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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28 August 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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9 August 2014
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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24 September 2021
Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV 
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14 July 2022
Silver Lakes Regional Park, Haymarket, VA 
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14 July 2022
Silver Lakes Regional Park, Haymarket, VA (with insect eggs on calyx) 
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