Chicorium intybus
This member of the Sunflower family sports blue flower heads with petals that are square-tipped and fringed. The 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) wide flower heads, which typically close by noon on sunny days, appear stalkless on a stiff, furrowed stem. The leaves are primarily basal [3 to 6 inches (7.5-15 cm) long and dandelion-like] with the oblong to lanceolate stem leaves being much smaller. The plant grows from 1 to 4 feet (30 to 120 cm) tall and grows in fields, roadsides and waste places. Flowers bloom from June to October.
