chicory USDA PLANTS Symbol: CIIN
U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Forbs/Herbs
Cichorium intybus L.

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae
Synonym(s): blue sailors, coffeeweed, Common chicory, succory
Native Range: N. Africa, Europe, w. Asia (BAIL);

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Flower(s); Iowa
Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); A common roadside weed. Iowa
Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org
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EDDMapS Distribution:
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
 


State(s) Where Reported invasive.
Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.

Native Alternatives:
Campanula rotundifolia (bluebell bellflower)
Linum lewisii (Lewis flax)
Polemonium pulcherrimum (Jacob's-ladder)
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (common blue wood aster)
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum (largeflower aster)
Symphyotrichum laeve (smooth blue aster)


More Information on Native Plants at:
www.beplantwise.org


PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas.



U.S. National Parks where reported invasive:
Antietam National Battlefield (Maryland)
Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona)
Death Valley National Park (California)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (West Virginia)
Stones River National Battlefield (Tennessee)



Invasive Listing Sources:
City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council