Missouri Plants Chickory   (Cichorium intybus) Tracheophyta: Angiospermae: Dicot: Daisy (Asteraceae) Non-native from Eurasia Habitat: any full sun waste area. ID Features: leaves like dandelion, flowers are blue. Natural History: Chickory leaves resemble those of the dandelion and its flowers are blue and found all along its stems. Its roots are used as a flavoring for coffee.
The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.